Posting Links to Oracle Documentation

Far too often I see a URL Link to a copy of the standard Oracle documentation hosted by some other site -- sometimes it is a University.
It would be incorrect and inappropriate to provide a link to a non-Oracle site for standard Oracle documentation.
Universities might be hosting a copy of the documentation but I would guess that this is primarily for their students although they do not prevent others from accessing the documentation.
Remember that any non-Oracle site cannot necessarily be an "authentic" source of information on Oracle documentation. Furthermore, many of these links that are posted here on forums are pointing to Oracle database 9.2 or 10.1 documentation. At the minimum ensure that you point to 10.2 or, preferrably, 11.2 documentation.
There is no issue with providing a link to a non-Oracle site when it is clear that the page provided is not intended to be read as standard Oracle documentation.
Hemant K Chitale
Edited by: Hemant K Chitale on Oct 18, 2010 2:59 PM

Thanks for pointing this out. We have updated the page to point directly to the documents: http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/oracle8i/htdocs/linuxsoft.html
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