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Re:“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose” by nousermane on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @09:41PM (#26897718)
It's discomforting to see "bad apple" metaphor being used to say "isolated instance with no influence to its surroundings".

That is exact opposite of how rot in literal bunch of apples behave. Spoil spreads throughout the whole lot very, very quickly.

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Re:“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose” by bobthepanda on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:08AM (#26898961)
Also the common phrase is “a bad apple spoils the bunch.”
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Re:“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose” by btilly on Thursday April 22, 2021 @01:44AM (#26899156)
Both variations are common. "It was just a few bad apples" is the one you more often see today. But it only became common after refrigeration made it so that few people now experience what is required to successfully pack apples for the winter.
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