Date:         Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:41:39 -0700
Reply-To:     jfh@stanfordalumni.org
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From:         Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:      Re: FW: New Hot Fixes for SAS 9.2
Comments: To: "Audimar P. Bangi" <audi@SAS2THEMAX.COM>
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:13:21 -0400, "Audimar P. Bangi"
<audi@SAS2THEMAX.COM> said:
> I thought SAS software has no BUGS (reason why people trust it), as Mr.
> Jack Hamilton has been implying a while back.

What I said was "The problem is not that the algorithms aren't known,
but that programs have bugs."

"Programs have bugs" includes SAS Software - it certainly has bugs.
Even IEFBR14 had bugs, and it's about as simple a program as you can
imagine (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEFBR14>).

People trust SAS because it has a lot of people looking for bugs, and we
think that most of the major ones have been found (and probably most of
those have been fixed).

The original discussion was of WPS.  It has bugs, undoubtedly.  Someday,
if enough people use and test it, and the right number of developers
work on it, WPS also will be trusted.


>
> Audi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fehd, Ronald J. (CDC/CCHIS/NCPHI)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
> To: <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:40 AM
> Subject: FW: New Hot Fixes for SAS 9.2
>
>
> > Has anyone got any issues to report w/ v9.2?
> >
> > Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2 at cdc dot gov
> >
> >> From: SAS Technical Support News for Customers
> >> [mailto:TSNEWS-L@VM.SAS.COM] On Behalf Of SAS Technical Support
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 5:21 PM
> >> To: TSNEWS-L@VM.SAS.COM
> >> Subject: SAS Institute TS: New Hot Fixes for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0)
> >>
> >> A new Hot Fix is available on the Technical Support Hot Fix Web site
> >> for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0).
> >>
> >> The latest SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) Hot Fix is for:
> >>
> >> BASE SAS
> >>     F9BA02 (Windows, Windows for IPF, Windows for x64)
> >
> >> F9BA02 for Windows
> >> Released: Jun 2008
> >> Issue(s) Addressed:
> >> SN-032127 Tabs inside the SAS Enhanced Editor might not work correctly
> > in SAS 9.2
> >
> >> For more information, please review the SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) Hot Fix
> >> "What's New" page:
> >> http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/f9_SBCS_whats_new.html
> >>
> >> If you are running SAS 9.2 with Asian Language Support (DBCS),
> >> please review the DBCS "What's New" page:
> >> http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/f9_DBCS_whats_new.html
> >


--
Jack Hamilton
Sacramento, California
jfh@alumni.stanford.org  <== Use this, not jfh@stanfordalumni.org