@nomenloony

> would go with an immense bang if you were to plug it in.

HOW?!?

How would you plug that thing in? The terminals wouldn't line up with any socket you could find. On that front, at least, it is completely safe!

@suetanvil @athas I feel obliged to link to the classic essay "The Rise of Worse Is Better" (1991) here, which argues that C and Unix succeeded because they did not solve many problems perfectly

https://dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

@jackwilliambell @cstross @ApostateEnglishman

My one brain implant rule: all software must be in #Debian `stable`/`main`. This means:

a) it, and all dependencies, are DFSG-compatible https://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines

b) and have 3 years support by the Debian security team https://www.debian.org/security/faq#lifespan

c) and maybe 5 years https://www.debian.org/lts/

d) and passed the freeze process with no RC-bugs that would have kept them out of the release https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ftparchives#frozen

…and also still not too hot on the idea

@garius That reason why? One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison