Re: OpenWorld DVD

Two Hundred Dollars! Excuse my cynicism, but when was it ever worth paying that much to see / watch Oracle promotion stuff? Even assuming there were some presentations that you REALLY wanted to see, it still means you are paying good money for a lot of irrelevant stuff.

If Oracle feels it can get people to pay for these presentations, they will. I remember conferences in which attendees were automatically provided with the presentations on disk, but the DVD was always a problem. How do you capture ppt animations, short of filming the presentation over the heads of the delegates? Hardly the height of technology. And many presenters will not pass on their copyright presentations involving innovative presentation techniques (which often involve very long hours of careful preparation) just so Oracle can bundle them onto a disk and make more money.

Don't be seduced by all the promotional fluff of the 'biggest Oracle event of the year' stuff. Take a very hard look at just why you want this disk,,, and consider the alternatives of obtaining the material (as a previous writer has suggested).

peter

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:41 AM, hrishy <hrishys_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Please pardon my ignorance but how do i acesses oracle on demand as i do
> have a broadband connection and want to see the OpenWorld videos
>
> regards
> Hrishy
>
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> --- On Wed, 24/9/08, Fuad Arshad <fuadar_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > From: Fuad Arshad <fuadar_at_yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: OpenWorld DVD
> > To: "hrishys_at_yahoo.co.uk" <hrishys_at_yahoo.co.uk>
> > Cc: "oracle-l_at_freelists.org" <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, 24 September, 2008, 5:42 PM
> > Oracle on demand is a cheaper way
> > To see and access presentations amd keynotes most
> > presenters do put out presentations on their websites after
> > the event so you can get that
> > In terms of DVD sharing there mohr be legal implications
> > and would be unfair to people who actually spend the time
> > and money
> >
> > Fuad
> >
> >
> > On Sep 24, 2008, at 8:29, hrishy
> > <hrishys_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > For some of u(or majority of Us) who cannot afford to make
> > it to Oracel Open world would it be possible to have a look
> > at the Presentation videos ?
> >
> > On the website I do see that the DVD kits are available for
> > 200$ for conference attendees onlt would it be possible to
> > pass on these DVD's to interested Oracle professionals
> > like me as lot of knowledge is available at these seminars
> > and these are one of the best avenues to keep tab on the
> > latest at oracle world
> >
> > regards
> > Hrishy
> >
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