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While this increase is healthy, and a natural -consequence of the larger number of ACE and TAO users, it is straining -the resources of the DOC <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-members.html">research -group</A> at <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/doc-center.html">Washington -University</A>, <A HREF="http://zen.uci.edu">UC Irvine</A> and <A -HREF="http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu"> ISIS</A> to -respond to all the traffic immediately. Moreover, our prompt bug -fixes may actually be discouraging the creation of a larger community -of users who have deep knowledge of how ACE and TAO work and can help -provide bug fixes and new features. <P> - -For us to continue supporting ACE and TAO effectively and to allow the -ACE and TAO user community to evolve, please make it a point to abide -by the following policies: - -<UL> - -<LI> All bug reports to the ACE+TAO <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">mailing -lists</A> should be submitted using the appropriate bug report form in -<A HREF="../PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM">$ACE_ROOT/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM</A> -(for ACE) or <A -HREF="../TAO/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM">$TAO_ROOT/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM</A> -(for TAO). Please use these forms since bug reports that are not -submitted in this form are likely to fall through the cracks. Here is -our policy for addressing these bug reports: <P> - -<OL> - -<LI> If a report is from someone <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-sponsors.html">sponsoring</A> -our work we will respond to it in a very timely manner. Please -contact <A HREF="mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu">me</A> if you'd like to -become a sponsor. <P> - -<LI> If it's a bug report along with a fix we will also apply this -in a timely manner. In general, people who submit good bug - reports with fixes tend to get much better help from the core DOC - group team, irrespective of whether they are sponsors or not since - they are helping our overall effort move ahead. <P> - -<LI> If it's a bug report that will prevent ACE or TAO from working on -a major platform used by our sponsors we'll try to fix it as time -permits. <P> - -</OL> - -<LI> You should also consider entering your bug report into our <A -HREF="http://deuce.doc.wustl.edu/bugzilla/index.cgi">bug tracking database</A> -so that it's archived for future processing. We try to address these -bugs as time permits, but may not get to them for a while unless it -affects our work or the work of our sponsors. If you'd like an -immediate response, please contact <A -HREF="mailto:schmidt@cs.wustl.edu">me</A> about becoming a sponsor or -contact one of the companies that provides <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/commercial-support.html"> -commercial support</A> for ACE+TAO. <P> - -We encourage bug reports for those without support to be posted -initially to the <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">ACE users</A> -(<A HREF="mailto:ace-users@cs.wustl.edu">ace-users@cs.wustl.edu</A>) -or <A HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/TAO-mail.html">TAO -users</A> (<A -HREF="mailto:tao-users@cs.wustl.edu">tao-users@cs.wustl.edu</A>) -mailing lists, where the ACE+TAO user community may already have -developed, or have an interest in developing, a solution. While the -core ACE+TAO development team participates in this mailing list, we -can not guarantee responses to all postings. <P> - -<LI> If you post something and don't get a reply, please do - the following:<P> - -<UL> -<LI> - Check to see whether your posting made it to the list, which you - can see by checking out the <A - HREF="http://groups.google.com/groups?q=comp.soft-sys.ace&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en">comp.soft-sys.ace</A> newsgroup to see if your posting is visible. <P> - -<LI> If it's not visible, please make sure you're - <A HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE-mail.html">subscribed to the mailing - list(s)</A> you sent the report to since we have a "members only" posting - requirement to minimize spam. <P> - -<LI> If it is visible and you haven't received a reply this probably means - that either no one knows the answer or no one has time to answer it. - As always, if you need more predictable help please contact one of - <A HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/commercial-support.html">commercial support</a> companies for ACE+TAO.<P> - -</UL> - -<LI> If you find a problem with a version of TAO that was released by - <A HREF="http://www.theaceorb.com/">OCI</A> then please report it - to <A - HREF="mailto:taosupport@ociweb.com">taosupport@ociweb.com</A> since - their version of TAO is somewhat different from the DOC group's - version of TAO and thus they provide their own support. <P> - -<LI> If it's a general question about how to use ACE or TAO feature -we'll try to respond as time permits, though we will also rely on the -experience of the ACE and TAO user community to field these types of -questions, as well. If you have a question about TAO, you should -first check out the TAO <A HREf="http://www.theaceorb.com/faq/">online -FAQ</A> to see if your question has already been answered. If you -require consulting support for ACE and/or TAO, please contact one of -the companies that provides <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/commercial-support.html">commercial support</A> for ACE+TAO.<P> - -</UL> - -Naturally, we encourage other ACE+TAO users to continue to help -provide fixes and advice in response to postings on the ACE and TAO -mailing list. But please be sensitive to the fact that the core team -is <EM>very</EM> busy so we simply don't have time to address problems -reported by non-sponsors. <P> - -<HR><P> -Back to the <A -HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html">ACE</A> page.<BR> -Back to <A HREF="index.html">ACE Documentation Home</A>. - -<!--#include virtual="/~schmidt/cgi-sig.html" --> -</BODY> -</HTML> |