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From: scs@lokkur.UUCP (Steve Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun
Subject: Re: Will Sun support rel 3
Keywords: SunOS
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Date: 22 Apr 89 04:06:23 GMT
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megatest!djones@decwrl.dec.com (Dave Jones) writes:
>What is Sun's official policy on support for Sun-3?

You're asking us what's official?  Sounds like you've got a
[the sarcasm lamp is now on]
WONDERFUL
[the sarcasm lamp is now off]
Sun salesman.  If he would just call Mt. View and ask, they'll give
him (and presumably you) an official answer.  But since you asked:
I believe that 3.5 is no longer supported.

>Particularly, I would like to know if it will do me any good to report
>bugs in release 3, if I'm not going to be using release 4 any time soon.

Don't waste your time.

>[[ They'll probably just tell you "fixed in release 4".  --wnl ]]

That's what they'll say, all right.  It won't neccesarily be true, tho.

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