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Re: http://www.hjrdba.com/

From: Leigh Gold <intan_5ee_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 10:30:35 -0600
Message-ID: <ab8vfa$p27$1@news3.cadvision.com>


Howard,

Just want to thank you for your hard work. I am one of those that benefit from your documents and newsgroup postings.

Thank you.

Leigh

"Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
news:ab8g18$kf2$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...

> "Sean M" <smckeown_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:3CD2B48C.AD8ADB30_at_earthlink.net...
> [Snip]
>
> > A site like Howard's wouldn't be much different. Howard, by virtue of
> > being an Oracle employee, is privy to vast amounts of information not
> > available to the general public. He has free access to Oracle
> > University materials, free access to other Oracle-employed experts,
> > internal Oracle-only documentation, and gets to hone his skills on
> > Oracle's nickel as an instructor.
>
> I just thought I'd comment on the above with some true facts.
>
> In about September of last year, we began teaching 9i. You may recall that
> the Solaris version came out first, around about June-ish; then the Linux
> version, and finally the Windows version.
>
> I had to prepare to teach the 9i new features course. How do you prepare
to
> teach a piece of software you've never got to run? So what did I have to
do?
> I bought a brand new PC with my own cash (not claimable as expenses). I
> installed my own purchased copy of Linux. I downloaded the Linux version
> from technet.oracle.com via my 56K modem (ouch!). When the NT version
> finally came out 3 days before my first teach, I downloaded the NT version
> from technet, again via the 56K modem, wiped the new PC, installed my own
> verison of Windows and started over again.
>
> I have to say that evidence of the vast amounts of material help was
> seriously lacking. The vast materials to which I had access was a 15 page
> pre-release beta document (that described the beta version, not the
release
> version). I talked to no-one (it was the first 9i teach in Australia, so
> there was no-one to talk to). And I only discovered I had access to
Metalink
> 2 weeks ago when the security bug was mentioned.
>
> So, not that this changes anything at all, but to say I have access to
vast
> amounts of privileged information or resources is somewhat inaccurate. I
> find Jonathan's and Steve's sites much the most useful source of
> information. Then this newsgroup. And then my own botched experiments.
>
> Just thought I'd mention it.
>
> Regards
> HJR
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >Clearly, Howard's writings (though
> > insightful and original) directly benefitted from his status as an
> > Oracle employee. Could he have produced those same writings had he not
> > been employed by Oracle? Maybe, but that's a tough one to prove. So
> > yes, Oracle owns what he's produced, as well they should.
> >
> > It's a shame that all the personal time he spent on the site is now
> > lost.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sean
> >
> > [My views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.]
>
>
Received on Tue May 07 2002 - 11:30:35 CDT

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