Re: Co-operative FAQ : Call for questions

Only that a FAQ for the likes of usenet denizens should not be hosted by the corporation that produces the product. There may be some reluctance to voice genuine concerns or to 'tell it like it is' if there was any suggestion that Oracle Corp was in charge of, or overseeing the content of, the FAQ.

Regards
HJR

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"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>

> This is one of two independent suggestions

> I've had that the FAQ could be hosted on

> an 'oracle.com' domain.

>

> I could forsee a couple of problems with

> updating pages etc. and there is the odd

> conflict of interest between a FAQ and

> the extensive  library of tech notes on Metalink.

>

> I think it would be a nice idea, though, if Oracle

> Corp. would ring-fence a bit of their domain to

> host the FAQ, and supply an anonymous

> search facility which started with the FAQ, but

> the allowed a registered OTN or Metalink user

> to widen the search into the technet library.

>

> Any thoughts from other readers ?

>

>

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> Mark Townsend wrote in message ...

> >in article 990909004.26526.0.nnrp-09.9e984b29_at_news.demon.co.uk, Jonathan

> >Lewis at jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk wrote on 5/26/01 1:33 PM:

> >

> >>

> >> Following my second call for comment on a co-operative

> >> FAQ, the response from potential users and authors has

> >> been fairly promising.

> >>

> >> I would still like to hear from anyone who knows of an

> >> ISP who offers free WebSpace that (a) performs well,

> >> and (b) would make life easy for a FAQ-searcher.

> >

> >Hmm - what about OTN itself ? I know they are looking to start hosting

> >example code libraries, and I'm sure they would host the FAQ itself.

> >

> >Too close for comfort ?

> >

>

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