[BC] Manuals online...Not

[Robert Orban]

At 12:57 PM 12/15/2006, Tom Osenkowsky
wrote:

>Bob,
>
>One reason may be that an improperly edited file could be
>distributed to others and they may believe that any errors
>or omissions may the fault of the manufacturer, NOT
>someone who made improper changes or edits. Taking it
>one step further, if injury or loss (airtime, blown components, etc.)
>resulted, then legal issues arise. By locking the file, the
>manufacturer can claim that reasonable care was taken to
>ensure an accurate manual.
>
>Just playing Devil's Advocate (but Al Pacino did a much
>better job!)

The easy solution to this problem is to always get a copies of our manuals 
directly from our ftp site instead elsewhere. I prefer to rely on people's 
common sense. I can imagine that a very creative lawyer could try to hold a 
company liable because someone messed up their manual, but I think that 
this does not pass the "reasonable man" test because said reasonable man 
will get the manual directly from us, particularly since the process is 
free and easy.

Bob Orban