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Re:Excellent succinct breakdown of the xz mess, from an Open... by narrator on Friday April 05, 2024 @01:24PM (#39944901)
Hanlon's razor lets every single first degree murderer off the hook, or any other of the many crimes where you have to establish intent to convict.
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Re:Excellent succinct breakdown of the xz mess, from an Open... by throwanem on Friday April 05, 2024 @01:34PM (#39945009)
It is a rule-of-thumb heuristic, not a law.

Even if this weren't the case, your claim would remain specious. "Establish intent" and "justify attribution to malice" are the same thing said two ways.

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