> Then we need to explain that the supposedly buggy behavior is "by design", > and offer explanations and workarounds. >
I like, "undocumented feature", "opportunity for enhancement", and "design characteristic"... <g> Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allen > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VFP9 > > > Fair enough if its not a bug but the way it works. But a definate > bug should > be fixed. After all this time anyway. Having said that you want > to try c# in > VS2008 express. Even our buggy VFP is easier to get around than > that with or > without bugs. > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Paul McNett > > Yes but sometimes people report bugs that aren't bugs at all. > Because, if we > were to "fix" it, it would cause a specified behavior to fail. > Then we need to explain that the supposedly buggy behavior is "by design", > and offer explanations and workarounds. > > But I agree that Microsoft has seemed to lean on the "by design" > crutch too > much, in an apparent attempt to wipe away the hard fixes without having to > do anything but type up a KB article. > > Paul > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
