Chug,
Thats my point, you automatically link the software with the 'engine run downs, run ups, shut downs as well as spurious failure warnings, and misleading and confusing indications'. As Brian kindly reprinted from the EDS Scicon report:
A category one anomaly indicates an actual coding error or non-compliance with the documentation. However this does not mean that it necessarily has any safety implications, it may not even affect the overall operation of the system.
How does it look from my seat? I'm still as happy to fly the Chinook today as I was in 1994. Like many others.