If an organization or an individual were to be firm on two rules, shit would reduce drastically: 1. Effort of maintenance post-release not to exceed X times

If an organization or an individual were to be firm on two rules, shit would reduce drastically: 1. Effort of maintenance post-release not to exceed X times of development effort. Otherwise the current system warrants to be relooked at. 2. When in doubt, refer to rule #1. In the real world, shit-producing daemons are ubiquitous.