Hi Jonathan! :-)

 JG> From the programmer's perspective, the assessment of blame is important
 JG> because it helps you determine what not to do the next time.  That 
 JG> sort of feedback is essential to the CMM as it helps improve the 
 JG> process.  If you don't know how it got broke you can't determine how 
 JG> not to break it next time.
I don't see it. The mistake could be pointed out to all programmers, not
only the one who made it in the first place. Let all programmers learn, no
need to put "blame" on anyone.

Ciao
Pascal

--- Msged/LNX 6.1.1