On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 15:39 +0200, Frank Peters wrote: > Jim, > > > How is it possible to blame a software crash on data input? Is not one of > > the > > rules of good software (which, of course, OOo is) that it must detect bad > > input, e.g. the "problem with the document", provide a rational response > > (e.g. fix it, explain it), and keep going? > > You know, that's the nature of bugs. They're unintended. > > Thorsten did not blame the data input but simply alluded to > the fact that the broken document caused the crash and not a > bug in the software alone. That's important, because then > you need the broken document to reproduce the erroneous behaviour. > > > Is a software crash, other than one induced by an error in the underlying > > platform and/or OS, _ever_ an acceptable response to _any_ problem? > > No, of course not. > > Frank >
What is interesting about this thread is that there is no issue. As to the reported problem, I cannot reproduce it. Gary please submit an issue. -- G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OpenOffice.org
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