Q. Is there a bugzilla (or other tool) database that mere mortals can

have (read-only) access to for bind?

FAQ.xml

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  - PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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-<!-- $Id: FAQ.xml,v 1.26 2007/09/24 03:02:01 marka Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: FAQ.xml,v 1.27 2007/10/30 23:34:10 marka Exp $ -->
 
 <article class="faq">
   <title>Frequently Asked Questions about BIND 9</title>
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       </answer>
     </qandaentry>
 
+    <qandaentry>
+      <question>
+	<para>
+	  Is there a bugzilla (or other tool) database that mere
+	  mortals can have (read-only) access to for bind?
+	</para>
+      </question>
+      <answer>
+	<para>
+	  No.  The BIND 9 bug database is kept closed for a number
+	  of reasons.  These include, but are not limited to, that
+	  the database contains proprietory information from people
+	  reporting bugs.  The database has in the past and may in
+	  future contain unfixed bugs which are capable of bringing
+	  down most of the Internet's DNS infrastructure.
+	</para>
+	<para>
+	  The release pages for each version contain up to date
+	  lists of bugs that have been fixed post release.  That
+	  is as close as we can get to providing a bug database.
+	</para>
+      </answer>
+    <qandaentry>
+
     </qandadiv> <!-- General Questions -->
     
     <qandadiv><title>Operating-System Specific Questions</title>