[Patches] Update for top-level README file
Florian Weimer
fw@deneb.cygnus.argh.org
13 May 2000 11:53:03 +0200
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The top-level README file contains outdated information on reporting
bugs. I replaced it with instructions from the Python web site.
(No Contribution Release Form here because the information is probably
copyrighted by the python.org webmaster, and not by me.)
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Bug reports
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-Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup (or the
-Python mailing list) -- see the section "Newsgroups" above. Before
-posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if your bug
-has already been reported! If you don't want to go public, send them
-to me: <guido@python.org>.
+Bugs are best reported by filling out the web form at:
+
+ http://www.python.org/python-bugs?newbug=1
+
+Before reporting a bug, please read the advice at:
+
+ http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html
+
+If you can't use the web bug submission form, mail your bugs to
+bugs-py@python.org. Please include the following information in the
+body of your email: your email address; your full name; the Python
+version you're using; the operating system you're using; a detailed
Questions
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