Re: Sqlplus and connect internal

My dictionary gives an alternate meaning for deprecate:

To depreciate; belittle; Express disapproval of.

If you think of the usage as sort of the opposite of "recommended", then the phrase "The use of svrmgrl is deprecated" makes sense.

At 10:41 AM 9/15/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Jonathon,
>
>I still find it interesting that Oracle would "deprecate" a product. But
>then, I've read enough of the Oracle manuals to know how creative they get
>with the English language at times.
>
>Rachel
>
>
>>From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
>>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>>Subject: Re: Sqlplus and connect internal
>>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:11:26 -0800
>>
>>Rachel,
>>
>>"Deprecated" is a common term. Chapter 7 of Getting to Know
>>Oracle8i (one of the Oracle manuals) is titled "Deprecated
>>and Desupported Features". If you do a search, you'll see
>>the term "deprecated" used throughout the doc set. It refers
>>to a feature that is slated for desupport, but which has not
>>yet been desupported.
>>
>>If you think about, Oracle's use of the term is consistant
>>with the dictionary definition.
>>
>>Jonathan
>>
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>>On Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:07:30 -0800, you wrote:
>>
>> >gee, I've never heard Oracle refer to a product as "deprecated" :)
>> >
>> >>From www.dictionary.com:
>> >
>> >The first and fully accepted meaning of deprecate is “to express
>>disapproval
>> >of.” But the word has steadily encroached on the meaning of depreciate.
>>It
>> >is now used, almost to the exclusion of depreciate, in the sense “to
>> >belittle or mildly disparage,” as in He deprecated his own contribution.
>> >
>> >Gee, Oracle condemning one of its own products???
>> >
>> >Thanks for today's grin!
>> >
>> >Rachel
>> >
>> >>From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
>> >>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>> >>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>> >>Subject: Re: Sqlplus and connect internal
>> >>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:21:03 -0800
>> >>
>> >>On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:11:13 -0800, you wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >This is the new functionality that is supposed to do away with
>>svrmgrl.
>> >> >Server Manager is supposedly desupported in 8.1.6 (or so I thought)
>>but
>> >>it's
>> >> >still available.
>> >>
>> >>It's currently (8.1.6) a deprecated feature. My
>> >>understanding (one can never be too sure though) is that
>> >>Server Manager will really be gone when 8.2 is released.
>> >>
>> >>Jonathan
>> >>
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