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Re: Stupid Licenses (YUCK!)

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From: DMARTIN
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:00
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> From: bhayden@teal.csn.org (Bruce Hayden)
> Agreed - you can't get all of the bugs out. You can however get the major
> ones out, and the minor ones down below a certain, prespecified level.
>...
> I disagree. We have the capability today to set an acceptable bug level
> before the release, then not release until we have reached that level.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by a "bug level", but I'm having
difficulty with what you propose. WHAT IS an "acceptable bug level", defined
so that I know when I have reached it? You can't simply ask that there be
no more than x "minor bugs" present in the software - that gets you into
a variation of the issue of proving software correct (How can I possibly KNOW
that I am down to x "minor bugs" and 0 "major bugs"?).

Please understand, I AM in agreement with your philosophy; I'd just like to
see a usable definition.

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Saturnalia, etc. etc.!
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