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From: felix!arcturus!dav@hplabs.hp.com (David L. Markowitz)
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Subject: Re: Software support?  Who needs it. (was Re: END of file test in F77)
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Date: 23 May 89 18:03:55 GMT
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> In article <970@draken.nada.kth.se>, larsa@spirit (Lars Andersson) writes:
> It seems to me that news about bugfixes etc should be distributed by
> software companies (such as SUN) to license holders, _without_ users
> having to prompt the support people for this. 

There are always the quarterly bug lists (previously distributed with the
Software Tecghnical Bulletins).  They frequently have work-arounds or
fixes.  How many people actually READ them, though?  I use mine as a
reference: Found a new bug?  Look it up!

	David L. Markowitz		Rockwell International
	...!sun!sunkist!arcturus!dav	dav@arcturus.UUCP
	The above opinions are merely that, and only mine.