On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 10:21 -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > 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.
In the meantime, I have converted the original .sxw to .odt and uploaded it. -- G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OpenOffice.org
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