Developing a compiler was a logical move; but in matters like this, you don't run against logic - you run against people who can't change their minds.
If it isn't bolted down, bring it home.
It is easier to apologize than to get permission.
I will not take what you need to give me. I will take what you want to give me.
It's easier to apologize than ask for permission.
From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.