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        !            14: <H3><STRONG><font color=#0000e0><CENTER>OpenBSD problem reports</CENTER></font></strong>
        !            15: <H4>
        !            16: <H3><STRONG><font color=#0000e0>Released versions problem reports.</font></strong>
        !            17: <H4>Before reporting bugs/problems with released versions,
        !            18: go through this checklist:
        !            19: <OL>
        !            20: <LI>First check for <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html">patches
        !            21:        and notes regarding the release.</A>
        !            22: <LI>Next find out if there is a <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/orders.html">
        !            23:        newer release available.</A>
        !            24: <LI>The last thing to check is for <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/plus.html">
        !            25:        changes made between OpenBSD versions.</A>
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        !            27: <P>
        !            28: If nothing looks like it addresses your problem, then it may be
        !            29: time to read <U>man sendbug</U> before submitting a bug report.
        !            30: <P>
        !            31: Read further down for the <A HREF="#bugtypes">types of bug reports</A> desired.
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        !            33: <H3><STRONG><font color=#0000e0>Current version problem reports.</font></strong>
        !            34: <H4>
        !            35: <OL>
        !            36: <LI>Test the problem at least twice, with source updated a few days apart.
        !            37: <LI>Do not report source tree compilation problems, unless they persist.
        !            38:        They are almost always your mistake or they are being worked on
        !            39:        as you encounter them.  People working on the project are
        !            40:        doing <U>make build</U> at least once per day, and usually several times
        !            41:        per day with different architectures.
        !            42: <LI>Remember that the <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/anoncvs.html">anoncvs</A>
        !            43:        servers are updated significantly behind the actual working source tree.
        !            44: <LI>Check for <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/plus.html">changes
        !            45:        made between OpenBSD versions</A> to see if the problem has been
        !            46:        addressed.
        !            47: <LI>Much care is made in creating snapshots.  Sometimes mistakes are made,
        !            48:        and our apologies are extended.  Reading/writing the e-mail lists
        !            49:        is more appropriate than sending in a bug report.
        !            50: </OL>
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        !            52: <A NAME="bugtypes">
        !            53: <H3><STRONG><font color=#0000e0>Sending in bug reports.</font></strong>
        !            54: <H4>
        !            55:
        !            56: Try to pin-point the exact problem.  Never give vague instructions,
        !            57: or detail vague problems like "it crashes" or "I get strange interrupt
        !            58: issues on this one box that I built." Talk to others on IRC or some
        !            59: other forum to confirm that it is new, repeatable, etc. and make sure
        !            60: it is not a local problem.  And please don't start fixing problems that
        !            61: require significant work until you are sure you understand them, especially
        !            62: during our release periods when we must not change major sections of code.
        !            63: If you are going to write significant amounts of code, check various
        !            64: forums to make sure that someone else is not working on the problem
        !            65: (saving duplication of effort).
        !            66:
        !            67: <P>
        !            68: New features are accepted, especially with code that implements
        !            69: your suggested new feature.
        !            70: If someone else writes code for your new feature, the chances are that
        !            71: it will be misunderstood and created so that you will not recognize it.
        !            72:
        !            73: <P>
        !            74: Please remember that projects resources are limited.
        !            75: <A href="http://www.openbsd.org/donations.html">Donations accepted.</A>
        !            76:
        !            77: <P>
        !            78: Types of bug reports in order of desirability:
        !            79: <OL>
        !            80: <LI>Repeatable problems with source fixes are the best.
        !            81: <LI>Repeatable problems that are not specific to your hardware/software
        !            82:      layout.
        !            83: <LI>Repeatable problems specific to your software layout.
        !            84: <LI>Repeatable problems specific to your hardware layout.
        !            85: <LI>Non-repeatable problems -- or problems you do not wish to repeat.
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