https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf

https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/the-full-source-bootstrap-building-from-source-all-the-way-down/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycLdhqn5VI4

Yes. Public funds for only public code. Any and arguments involving security are invalid.

Ken Thompson’s nightmare scenario was solved by a couple people who were enjoying their hobby in their free time and not by any of the military programs that have to date spent over $22 Billion and have achieved far less.

Good:

1. The US realizing that they lost the ability to build or maintain their nuclear weapons.

2. The number of local gardens are expected to increase 12 fold

3. The average fossil fuel consumption is expected to go down by 28%

The bad:

1. The US will deploy their nuclear arsenal

2. rampant poverty is going to hit historic highs in the United States

3. the global economy is going to see significant turmoil and recession.