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Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Interresting. Just be careful results are produced for the big picture
> and not used to point fingers at individuals.
>   

If there are individuals at whom a finger needs to be pointed, this
system will highlight them, and fingers will (and should) be pointed. 
Contributors of poor-quality code need to be weeded-out. 
Finger-pointing, in these extreme cases, gives incentive to improve
quality.  It's a positive thing.