Re: Humor in Oracle Docs on OTN/Metalink... :-)

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:26:51 +0200
Message-ID: <toucnfoq3eg10@news.demon.nl>

"Han Thomas" <han_at_royal.net> wrote in message news:1ettotog8q8h2oh8on90deaogt207n95g9_at_4ax.com...
>
> How about this one, one of the many many MANY documents on how to get 9iAS
> working:
>
> " Note: Do not specify TYPICAL as your installation type; if you do
> so, the installation will not work. "
>
> How true. :-) "Typically", Oracle installations don't work. (For the first
> week of sleepless nights or so anyway)
>
> Cheers,
> Han.

If you would have advised to file the Oracle remark as a 'documentation bug' this would have been funny.
However, as your second remark usually applies to users just hacking away to install the product, without ever reading any docs, it needs to be considered as hostile and insulting.
If you think Oracle products are lacking in quality, call Support (or didn't you buy a support contract) or stick to sqlserver, postgres, or mysql, or any other toys, which are recommended in these groups more than once.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA Received on Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:26:51 CDT