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[[<-.data.frame with POSIXt replacement (PR#4808)

??? Smart aleck? Honestly, I am trying my best to help. What in what I
wrote makes me sound like a smart aleck? 

I now understand that I did not do everything I should have, but I
checked the places that occurred to me to check: the release notes for
1.8.0, the documentation for "[[<-" and "$<-", and an R site search for
"$<-" and "[[<-". Having thought about it, and having consulted the FAQ
for bug reports, there was nothing else that I knew to do (short of
submitting a question to R-help, in which case I was afraid I would be
accused of submitting a bug report to the wrong place). 

I took a couple hours out of my day to be as sure as possible that I was
submitting a real bug. I realize that a couple hours is nothing compared
to the time that you and the development team contribute. Nonetheless,
please understand that I sent the report in the spirit of doing my
little bit to help. It would have been MUCH easier for me to do nothing
at all. Surely there is a place in the R project for people like me who,
though inexpert and unable to commit full time to the project, still
want to contribute without the fear of being insulted? 

I truly do not understand. 

Jim