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Also, although we will not limit the discussions, we want them to be about the specific publication. If you would like to participate in more general product discussion we recommend the developerWorks forums.

The policy for appropriate use of these discussions: These discussions are public, open, and unmoderated technical discussions for the IBM Redbooks user community. We are providing this as a public service to our customers and partners. We welcome everyone, but specifically reserve the right to prohibit the following:

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We reserve the right to delete offensive messages and to restrict individual access if necessary. We will attempt to inform the offender that this action was taken.

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