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There are two aspects of bugs, reporting them and fixing them: You're probably looking for one of two things from this page:
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 * If you wish to report a new bug, please see ReportingBugs
 * If you wish to help with bugs fixing, please see HelpingWithBugs		  * If you wish to report a new bug, please see ReportingBugs.
 * If you wish to help with all the new bugs people report, please see HelpingWithBugs.

= What is a bug? =

A software bug is an error or fault in a computer program which makes it fail to work as it's supposed to. This could be as simple as failing to work at all, or as complicated as a subtly incorrect result. Nevertheless, we really want to eliminate software bugs, as they make programs less useful.

Some things aren't bugs, but are missing features that should be reasonably included. Missing features shouldn't be reported as bugs, instead FeatureSpecifications should be written for them. There isn't a bright line that you can draw between bugs and missing features, but here's a guideline: if it's a problem that would have many details to address, it's likely to be a feature. For example, the inability to write files safely to a modern Windows partition is a missing feature. The inability to write files safely to a ReiserFS parition would be a bug.

For an in-depth discussion about bugs, you should check out WikiPedia:SoftwareBug.

You're probably looking for one of two things from this page:

  • If you wish to report a new bug, please see ReportingBugs.

  • If you wish to help with all the new bugs people report, please see HelpingWithBugs.

What is a bug?

A software bug is an error or fault in a computer program which makes it fail to work as it's supposed to. This could be as simple as failing to work at all, or as complicated as a subtly incorrect result. Nevertheless, we really want to eliminate software bugs, as they make programs less useful.

Some things aren't bugs, but are missing features that should be reasonably included. Missing features shouldn't be reported as bugs, instead FeatureSpecifications should be written for them. There isn't a bright line that you can draw between bugs and missing features, but here's a guideline: if it's a problem that would have many details to address, it's likely to be a feature. For example, the inability to write files safely to a modern Windows partition is a missing feature. The inability to write files safely to a ReiserFS parition would be a bug.

For an in-depth discussion about bugs, you should check out SoftwareBug.

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