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>same way zero is the center between positive and negative numbers. More like the way 1 is halfway between 0 and infinity. I think you're nearly there, and the
by dTal 5y ago
>same way zero is the center between positive and negative numbers.
More like the way 1 is halfway between 0 and infinity. I think you're nearly there, and the answer to the dilemma is that fractional bus factors are possible. A bus factor of 0.5 means there are two indispensable people.
We might disambiguate the two conflicting definitions by renaming them with suitably inverse words - "redundancy" and "fragility" perhaps (though I suspect the latter is unneccesary). This is basically the terminology we use for RAID arrays and servers.
- lioeters 5y ago> 1 is halfway between 0 and infinity That would be true if "infinity" meant 2.
- saulrh 5y agoI agree that fractional bus factors would be better if we could completely redefine the metric, yes - they do a much better job conveying the fact that doubling your bus factor does way more than halve your likelihood of actually getting stopped by losing a contributor. I was stuck reinterpreting existing definitions when I wrote that post, though, so /shrug