Re: CD-ROM Manuals

From: Russ Seligman <rseligma_at_oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1993 18:56:56 GMT
Message-ID: <RSELIGMA.93Mar25105656_at_seinfeld.oracle.com>

In article <dtb.733043255_at_otto> dtb_at_otto (David Bath) writes:

>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 :-)

Well, not quite *that* friendly. But let me head off another round of Oracle-bashing by saying that we've been working very hard on online doc. Many products have aleady had online doc as part of their alpha and beta distributions. In addition, all of the tools (Forms, Reports, Graphics, and Book) will have online doc available. I've also heard talk -- but I know little -- about CD-ROM distribution.

And speaking of "long range views," ours is to eliminate printed doc and distribute all of it online.

--Russ Seligman
  Doumentation Project Leader
  Oracle Graphics

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Russ Seligman                 "If there's nothing wrong with me, then there
Oracle Corporation             must be something wrong with the universe."
rseligma_at_oracle.com              --Beverly Crusher, ST:TNG

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