This is a general reminder to everyone about how to ask for help with PSPP. This message is sent to everyone who joins this list, but it seems that some people joined a long time ago and have forgotten.
You are strongly recommended to read Eric Raymond's excellent text "How to ask questions the smart way" which you can find at http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html The following points in particular are especially relevant. * State which version of PSPP you are using. In the GUI you can see this using the menu Help|About - In the command line "pspp --version" will tell you. If you are using a precompiled binary downloaded from some 3rd party website, or a package from a distributes OS such as Ubuntu or Debian that is also relevant. * State the operating system you are using - and be specific as possible. * Include in your message a copy of the syntax which you have been trying. If you are using the GUI, the syntax automatically gets logged in the file called pspp.jnl * Choose the right forum: If you are sure you have found a bug AND you are using a very recent pspp version, then open a bug report at http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=pspp AFTER you have checked to see that it's not already been reported. If you are not sure whether your problem is a bug or not, assume that it's not and ask on pspp-users@gnu.org Please do not send help requests to the developer's mailing list. * If somebody replies to your question and you need to follow it up, post your follow-up question to the list. Don't send the person a private email unless they explicitly invite you to. Thanks for listening. -- PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3 fingerprint = 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://pgp.mit.edu or any PGP keyserver for public key.
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