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Haven’t really seen this anywhere tbh - most devs would rightfully not even start evaluating such a product.
by portaouflop 2y ago
Haven’t really seen this anywhere tbh - most devs would rightfully not even start evaluating such a product.
- Spivak 2y agoRedHat does this with their kb which famously have really high-quality answers.
- szundi 2y ago[dead]
- OptionOfT 2y agoWorkday is an example. And I don't believe you can download the Z-Wave specification without paying a membership.
- ale42 2y agoThis is common in specifications and standards, ISO standards are expensive to get, and good luck if you try to get the HDMI 2.1 specification. Usually, people need that type of documentation if they are developing products they will later sell (although there are other uses, like hobby and research...). Not saying that I second putting such documentation behind paywalls, but it is at least in part understandable. On the other hand, paywalling documentation about a product I have anyway to pay for if I want to use it feels very greedy.
- Terr_ 2y ago> Workday is an example. I'll also name and shame iCIMS. Some API docs are public but then link to other pages that are blocked (restricted to direct customers or temporary access by contractors) for no good reason and with no obvious pattern.
- op00to 2y agoRed Hat paywalled their knowledge base years ago. It was unpopular inside the company, but seen as required to respond to Oracle's wholesale ripping off of the content.
- bikson 2y agoIBM* Not Oracle.
- op00to 2y agoI was at Red Hat at the time. It was Oracle who ripped off Red Hat’s knowledge base content for their own knowledge base. IBM was not selling a RHEL clone at the time and had no reason to rip off the knowledge base. This was over 10 years ago.
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