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That doesn't change the definition of "bug", though.
by buster 14y ago
That doesn't change the definition of "bug", though.
- anonymfus 14y agoDefinition from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug ): >A software bug is an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result, or causes it to behave in unintended ways. So lack of support for common standard is unexpected and reason for it could be flaw or mistake. Also http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bug_3 http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/bug_3 > a mistake or problem in a computer program http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bug?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bug?s=t >a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch Imperfection!
- buster 14y agoGeez.. you deliberately take some words of an article and totally ignore the primary defining words in your own pasted text which is "error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault". Also, it is absuletely not unexpected or an incorrect result when it's not even implemented. It's intended by the programmer not to work and it's your own wish that it should work. It's definitely not a fault in the program code that it doesn't cope with the URI. It was never intended to do that. It would be a bug if there is code for that URI scheme and the browser/OS should handle that, but doesn't. So if you can point me to the code in Android or some other hint that the scheme should work, i'll agree with you and call it a bug :) Rest assured that arguing that a bug and a feature request are the same thing will not help on HackerNews. You can try that elsewhere :)