diff --git a/1984/decot/Makefile b/1984/decot/Makefile
index 3ff473135..34d192d6d 100644
--- a/1984/decot/Makefile
+++ b/1984/decot/Makefile
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ all: data ${TARGET}
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.c
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} $< -o $@ ${LIBS}
+	@echo "NOTE: this program prints out a string of garbage."
 
 # alternative executable
 #
diff --git a/1984/decot/README.md b/1984/decot/README.md
index 383f55de2..f132f42ac 100644
--- a/1984/decot/README.md
+++ b/1984/decot/README.md
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ for(signal=0;*k *x * __FILE__ *i;) do {
 ```
 
 
-To see what we mean look at the source file in the
-[archive/archive-1984.tar.bz2](/archive-1984.tar.bz2) tarball or
-[decot.alt.c](decot.alt.c).
+To see what we mean look at the [original source file](decot.orig.c).
 
 ## Author's remarks:
 
diff --git a/1984/decot/decot.orig.c b/1984/decot/decot.orig.c
index 031519b57..f843ece9e 100644
--- a/1984/decot/decot.orig.c
+++ b/1984/decot/decot.orig.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct tag{int x0,*xO;}
 
 *main(i, dup, signal) {
 {
-  for(signal=0;*k *x * __FILE__ *i;) do {
+  for(signal=0;*k * x * __FILE__ *i;) do {
    (printf(&*"'\",x);	/*\n\\", (*((double(tag,u)(*)())&floor))(i)));
 	goto _0;
 
diff --git a/bugs.md b/bugs.md
index 1f3c53d8d..3a3680b31 100644
--- a/bugs.md
+++ b/bugs.md
@@ -427,6 +427,23 @@ Cody!
 
 # 1984
 
+## [1984/decot](1984/decot/decot.c) ([README.md](1984/decot/README.md)
+## STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix
+
+The purpose of this program is to print out a string of rubbish. In particular
+you should see something like:
+
+```sh
+$ ./decot
+'",x);	/*
+\
+```
+
+without a newline after the `\`. This is not a bug.
+
+
+
+## STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix
 ## [1984/laman](1984/laman/laman.c) ([README.md](1984/laman/README.md)
 ## STATUS: INABIAF - please **DO NOT** fix