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'''Worst cases''' are bad things that happen if we design or run this wrong.
'''Worst cases''' are bad things that happen if we design or run this wrong.
We pick [[licenses]] and [[hardware]] and [[design]] and [[data]] in order to minimize the risk of these things happening.  Therefore we must exhaustively list them before we make binding choices.  The [[Consumerium Governance Organisation]] will have to devote a lot of time to expanding this list.
We pick [[licenses]] and [[hardware]] and [[design]] and [[content]] in order to minimize the risk of these things happening.  Therefore we must exhaustively list them before we make binding choices.  The [[Consumerium Governance Organisation]] will have to devote a lot of time to expanding this list.


Rather than edit a case, it's better to write a new one that is more general or more specific.  Make the cases very specific or very general, but stick to things you think really can happen.  If you think they can't happen, they are [[threats]], and document them anyway, since ''someone'' thinks they can happen.
Rather than edit a case, it's better to write a new one that is more general or more specific.  Make the cases very specific or very general, but stick to things you think really can happen.  If you think they can't happen, they are [[threats]], and document them anyway, since ''someone'' thinks they can happen.
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