Re: CD-ROM Manuals

fgreene_at_hayes.com writes:

>Earlier today there wasa posting which asked if Oracle documentation was
>available on CD-ROM. I do not know the answer to the specific question,
>but I would like to suggest to the group in general AND ORACLE SPECIFICALLY
>that ALL documentation should be made available in CD-ROM format.
 

>Probably the biggest head ache I face is trying to stay current on the
>documentation. Having a valid library with a concomitant update service
>and subscription would be a god send in my development efforts.
 

>I realize that the publication and sale of manuals is a major profit center
>for Oracle (have you looked at the puiblications catalog prices lately),
>but I would think that if they take the long range view of their product it
>would be to their advantage to have current and accurate manuals in the
>hands of every user and potential user.
 

>Suggestions? Comments? Are you there, Oracle?

Jeez, if they were feeling that friendly they could archive them in ASCII on the net and post diff patches via a mailing list :-)

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