Re: Metalink moved
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:02:27 -0400
Message-ID: <emthd4lmclj6csa7h59sd3fg4949lmjjlv@4ax.com>
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:21:12 +0100, Palooka <nobody_at_nowhere.com>
wrote:
>sybrandb wrote:
>> It appears theyve revamped Metalink, renamed it in 'My Oracle
>> Support', and it requires Adobe Flash 9.0.115 minimum.
>> The 'classic' Metalink is available at http://metalink2.oracle.com
>> This will result in helpdesk calls all over the globe probably ;)
>>
>I tend to avoid or rename anything which has a name starting with My..
>
>Maybe it's just me, but I find "My Documents", "My Pictures" and so
>forth intensely irritating. They get renamed "Documents" etc. PDQ.
>Reminds me of My Little Pony, aimed at eight year olds.
>
>And who can go around installing the latest flash version willy nilly in
>a corporate environment (or wants to, for that matter)?
>
>Not a good move, Larry, IMHO.
>
>Rant over. At least the original link has an option for "Classic".
>
>Palooka
Will they have an Oracle version of "Clippy?"
fdp
Fred Pierce (DNRC) - avialantic.com
Easternmost Fred in the U.S. (probably) Received on Tue Sep 23 2008 - 09:02:27 CDT