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Re:After Alaska Airlines has 2 tail strikes in Seattle, a so... by skwheel on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:37AM (#34896202)
"The software code was permanently repaired about five hours later."

I always try to permanently repair the software when I find bugs.

Re:After Alaska Airlines has 2 tail strikes in Seattle, a so... by gnu8 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:59AM (#34896560)
I wonder if that is aviation language instead of software language. Permanently repaired like replacing damaged aircraft skin so that no further action is required, as opposed to grinding off the jagged edges and patching the opening, but still requiring a real repair after flying back to a maintenance depot.