Wherefore this group?

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From: & Garrett
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:50

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If someone is not sure that a problem they are encountering is caused by a  
bug or not, it would seem most appropriate to place the note in a  
newsgroup dedicated to the subject (c.s.n.sysadmin, programmer, misc).   
And since 'bug' is a catch-all category for any unexplained unsatisfactory  
behavior, until the problem is resolved, almost anything is a bug  
candidate.  (What percentage of those "I think there's a bug in gcc..."  
notes pan out?)
On the other hand, if something has been proved to be a bug, the most  
suitable place for a note explaining it is probably a static locus like a   
FAQ (preferably archived), rather than a forum for dynamic discussion like  
a newsgroup.
Maybe that's why posts in here have been dwindling?

colin

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