http://lwn.net/Articles/355416/

最近的Real Time Linux Workshop上有个讨论，有关开发者和学术界的关系。中间提到如何鼓励学生参与社区的开发。但同时提到，如果学生根本就不想参与社区开发，那所有鼓励措施都是没用的。而且：

As strange as it seems, it appears to not be an entirely attractive profession. It takes years of work to become a competent engineer; many are simply unwilling to put in that time. Whether things have gotten worse because people expect instant gratification now, or whether it has always been this way was a matter of debate. One panelist suggested that things will only get better when good engineers make more money than good lawyers.