Why not generify it and upload it to somewhere like github? That way you can use it, maintain some (artistic?) ownership, and possibly spread the joy. Then you could download it and use it at work like any other piece of software.

You might want to talk to a lawyer about whether work would own this, though.

I've worked with cops and I'm not terribly surprised - "excessive" wear and tear was always a problem. This isn't the first expensive system I've heard of being kept in a closet. Give it a few years and the dust might have been a factor too.

(I'm not sure if it's actually a surveillance state if nobody's looking through the broken cameras.)

I hope so too. Will I have to chmod -R -w /path/to/firefox-dir?

Do I have to weld it on or something?

While it's post-hoc, it looks like quiet, no-fuss GPL compliance.

I'm good with it as long as they don't keep it up with the post-hoc part.