Quotes of the week: Theo de Raadt

Posted Feb 9, 2024 18:31 UTC (Fri) by mb (subscriber, #50428)
In reply to: Quotes of the week: Theo de Raadt by khim
Parent article: Quotes of the week

Fuses in distributor boxes and plugs are there to protect the wires. Not the devices.

The wires have to be able to trip the nearest fuse on short circuit within a certain amount of time. And that must also happen without causing dangerous temperatures.