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ubertooth (SqueakyFloors)FirmwareConfidence: Medium

CI checks the revision inside each .bin, but the .dfu users are told to flash is never built or checked in CI, so a packaging, suffix, or ID break would pass every job and surface when someone tries to flash a board.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Firmware Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
SqueakyFloors/ubertooth Issue #587: CI never builds or checks the .dfu users actually flash
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.