RE: Oracle experts are disgusted with SQL Server User Group

I'm not very sure about the legal stuff, but I agree about the moral and =
ethical issue, someone that is making money from other's effort should =
at least notify and ask permission from the author, and is still worse =
when he claims that Tom is "our technologist".=20

BTW, how could someone get the MVP award doing things like this?


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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Post, Ethan
Sent: Jueves, 02 de Diciembre de 2004 01:21 p.m.
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Subject: RE: Oracle experts are disgusted with SQL Server User Group


Not sure I agree, I do think that the "bait" and "hook" technique that
SSWUG is using is deceptive.  However, if I wanted to publish a
newsletter that is simply a set of links and what I think about them and
charge people for that then I should be free to do that.  It takes time
and effort to sift through good material and bad material as well as
simply find new/good material on the web.  This time and effort is legit
and people should be able to charge for this.  I can't publish the
materials in the newsletter or host the materials but linking should be
fine.  In this sense SSWUG is just acting as a glorified search engine.

If I want to link to an article from a blog/newsletter whatever, it is
just not feasible that everyone go around and ask the author for
permission.  I think there are some legal battles pertaining to this
stuff currently going on.  I think people have been able to stop people
from linking, not sure.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Goulet, Dick
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:10 PM
To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Oracle experts are disgusted with SQL Server User Group

 Well, I'll agree with Don.  SSWUG would appear to have crossed a
moral/ethical line selling pointers to data that can otherwise be
obtained for free & making money off what others have placed in the
public domain.  I'm no lawyer so I won't comment of the legal aspects.
I think they should have at least asked the authors for permission
first.  At least Don has not placed his scripts in the public domain so
he has a right to sell them.  Unless you want to do the research &
stitching yourself, which I believe if three fourths of the fun.


Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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