[BC] Manuals online...Not

Barry Mishkind barry
Fri Dec 15 14:51:01 CST 2006


At 01:29 PM 12/15/2006, Robert Orban wrote
>Orban and CRL manuals are provided with no password protection, 
>either to get the manual from our ftp site or to open it for 
>editing, copying, etc . (One example of where this would be needed 
>is copying a drawing for printout by cutting and pasting into a new pdf.)

         And you are to be applauded for that.
         Some companies seem to think that
         usernames and passwords are
         necessary for such things...

>I was surprised to find that some other companies make their pdf 
>manuals read-only and uncopyable, which seems to me to add 
>unnecessary burdens to the customer without actually serving a 
>positive purpose.

         some "suit" somewhere is apparently
         afraid he will be unneeded.




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