Re: Manual to the Manual

From: john.willis@txucom.com > >Just curious does anyone recall how Informix >has reacted to websites that post information >about how to do things with informix in an >un-official capacity? > >Where I work we've come up with a handful of >generic procedures and guides for the newbie >that are much shorter, concrete, examples of >going from nothing to something with far less >verbosity and theory. > >I guess you'd call it a kindergarden or >"kinder"garten mentality. > >I know when I was starting they would have been >helpful.. and its very hard to recall the useful >information wanted, and attitude you had before you >knew "everything"..;-) > >Also, we created an opinionated.. "guide to the guides" >and "manual to the manuals" index/review of the >informix documentation. I don't know if the world is >ready for that.. but I don't see that kind of information >even in the Unoffical FAQ from the UK.. so, I'm just >guessing that it's not welcome. > >In this litigant happy world, and "cease and decist" or "sue >and ask later" environment. I feel much safer "Asking for >permission" than "Asking for forgiveness.." > >I wish there were a Source Forge like effort at Informix >where we could park our webpages and content so that "they" >could rate, rank, or accept responsibility for publicized >content and have the choice of pulling it without sic-ing the >lawyers on us.. if they do that sort of thing. .. Unfortunately >"commercial companies" have associated themselves with "big bad >brother" under the umbrella of "protecting our stock holders >interests" just looking for a way to co-exist. > >comment is invited. Put it up and post the URL baby! :0) I've never heard of Informix going after anybody like that. You must have some really scurrilous stuff if you're so worried, and man, I'm dying to see it!!! :-) _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.