Re: Free database tools announcements - invitation to discussion

In article <1087953603.955453_at_yasure>, Daniel Morgan says...
>Jeroen van den Broek wrote:
>>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> as you only want to allow Oracle Corp. tools, why is it that the regular
>> posters (including yourself) do answer questions regarding TOAD, which isn't
>> an Oracle tool and isn't even free either?
>> I see your point in trying to keep out real spammers, but referring every
>> single post containing a reference to a non-Oracle product to c.d.o.m. will
>> not keep them away, imho.
>
>I agree. But if we don't fight for something we abandon all hope.
>

Ridiculous.

"Oracle" is a company. "Oracle" is also a database product. The "Oracle" in comp.databases.oracle.tools does not mean Oracle the company. It means Oracle the database. That is why it is under the comp.databases.* hierarchy. If it was Oracle the company it won't be in the comp.databases.* heirarchy. And that means oracle.tools does not mean tools made by Oracle the company, it means tools made for Oracle the database.

>So here's my challenge. If we open it up to ALL tool vendors then
>I presume you have no objection to IBM, Microsoft, Sybase, Computer
>Associates, BMC, Quest, etc. using our forum to support their products
>too? Is that correct?

To the extent that their tools are used with Oracle, no objection. If someone has a question about using TOAD with Oracle it is perfectly appropriate to ask it here, and if someone from Quest wants to answer that question what would be better? This would be a win-win for everyone - the Oracle user community wins, Oracle the company wins, third party companies win.

>
>How about Business Objects and Crystal Reports
>How about Brio and Cognos
>How about ... need I go on?

[Quoted] No, you need not go on. If someone has a problem connecting Crystal Reports to Oracle it is perfectly appropriate to ask the question here too.

>
>You can't write a rule that says big commercial companies excluded.
>

And there is no need to. Oracle is a big commercial company too, and if someone from Oracle wants to answer questions here that's great too. Received on Wed Jun 23 2004 - 11:27:44 CEST