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commit 69cb4c5f2ea3534b7ff5e03324692172096b3f56
Author: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@pfeifer.com>
Date:   Sun Apr 11 11:03:58 2021 +0200

    bugs: Refine reference to Goldberg's paper
    
    Refer to the PDF version instead of Postscript and quote the title
    of the paper instead of "this paper".

diff --git a/htdocs/bugs/index.html b/htdocs/bugs/index.html
index 88fba1b9..4a258213 100644
--- a/htdocs/bugs/index.html
+++ b/htdocs/bugs/index.html
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ represent all real numbers exactly, so it has to use
 approximations. When computing with approximation, the computer needs
 to round to the nearest representable number.</p>
 
-<p>This is not a bug in the compiler, but an inherent limitation of
-the floating point types. Please study
-<a href="https://www.validlab.com/goldberg/paper.ps">this paper</a>
+<p>This is an inherent limitation of floating point types, not a bug.</p>
+See Goldberg's <a href="https://www.validlab.com/goldberg/paper.pdf">What
+Every Computer Scientist Should Know about Floating-Point Arithmetic</a>
 for more information.</p></dd>
 </dl>
 

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