added BUG-REPORT-FORM

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diff --git a/BUG-REPORT-FORM b/BUG-REPORT-FORM
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11c8cca2d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BUG-REPORT-FORM
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+To: ace-users@cs.wustl.edu
+Subject: [area]: [synopsis]
+  [replace with actual area and short description]
+  [PLEASE make your Subject: line as descriptive as possible.
+  Subjects like "ACE bug" or "bug report" are not helpful!
+  Also, do _not_ include the word "help" in the Subject!]
+
+
+     ACE VERSION:
+
+[version number is found in the VERSION file, in $ACE_ROOT/VERSION]
+
+     CLIENT MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:
+
+[e.g. Sparc/SunOS 5.6, PC/NT 4.0 Service Pak 3, Linux RedHat 5.1]
+
+     COMPILER NAME AND VERSION:
+
+[e.g. Sun/Sparc Sun C++ v4.2, Digital Unix C++ 6.0, gcc 2.5.8, ...]
+
+     AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:
+
+[what example failed?  What module failed to compile?]
+
+     SYNOPSIS:
+
+[Brief description of the problem]
+
+     DESCRIPTION:
+
+[Detailed description of problem.  Don't just say "<blah>
+doesn't work, here's a fix," explain what your program does
+to get to the <blah> state. ]
+
+     REPEAT BY:
+
+[What you did to get the error; include test program or session
+transcript if at all possible.  ]
+
+     SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:
+
+[If available ]
+
+
+[Remove all the explanatory text in brackets before mailing.]
+
+[Send to ace-users@cs.wustl.edu, as shown in the sample message header above]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc28f21e4d4..5d0586939a5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ CONTROLLED_FILES = ACE-INSTALL.html \
                 ACE-install.sh \
                 ASNMP \
                 BIBLIOGRAPHY \
+		BUG-REPORT-FORM \
                 COPYING \
                 ChangeLog \
 		ChangeLog-98a \
diff --git a/TAO/BUG-REPORT-FORM b/TAO/BUG-REPORT-FORM
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df22c1fd2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TAO/BUG-REPORT-FORM
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+To: ace-users@cs.wustl.edu
+Subject: [area]: [synopsis]
+  [replace with actual area and short description]
+  [PLEASE make your Subject: line as descriptive as possible.
+  Subjects like "TAO bug" or "bug report" are not helpful!
+  Also, do _not_ include the word "help" in the Subject!]
+
+
+     TAO VERSION:
+
+[version number is found in the VERSION file, in $ACE_ROOT/TAO/VERSION]
+
+     ACE VERSION:
+
+[version number is found in the VERSION file, in $ACE_ROOT/VERSION]
+
+     CLIENT MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM:
+
+[e.g. Sparc/SunOS 5.6, PC/NT 4.0 Service Pak 3, Linux RedHat 5.1]
+
+     COMPILER NAME AND VERSION:
+
+[e.g. Sun/Sparc Sun C++ v4.2, Digital Unix C++ 6.0, gcc 2.5.8, ...]
+
+     AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED:
+
+[what example failed?  What module failed to compile?]
+
+     SYNOPSIS:
+
+[Brief description of the problem]
+
+     DESCRIPTION:
+
+[Detailed description of problem.  Don't just say "<blah>
+doesn't work, here's a fix," explain what your program does
+to get to the <blah> state. ]
+
+     REPEAT BY:
+
+[What you did to get the error; include test program or session
+transcript if at all possible.  ]
+
+     SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:
+
+[If available ]
+
+
+[Remove all the explanatory text in brackets before mailing.]
+
+[Send to ace-users@cs.wustl.edu, as shown in the sample message header above]
diff --git a/TAO/Makefile b/TAO/Makefile
index 05e9658fa43..b46fc09a681 100644
--- a/TAO/Makefile
+++ b/TAO/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CONTROLLED_FILES = ChangeLog \
 		   TAO-INSTALL.html \
 		   TAO-inheritance.pdf.gz \
 		   TAO-inheritance.ps.gz \
+                   BUG-REPORT-FORM \
 		   COPYING \
 		   COPYING.sun \
 		   release.chk \