ACE+TAO Bug Fixing Process

As ACE and TAO have grown in popularity the volume of mail on the ACE users mailing list and USENET newsgroup comp.soft-sys.ace has grown considerably. 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 Center research group at Washington University 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.

Therefore, in order for us to continue supporting ACE and TAO effectively and to allow the ACE and TAO user community to evolve, we are instituting the following policies:

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.


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