Happy New Year everyone,
At the start of the year we usually try and get some administrative details sorted out.
At the end of this message, I have copied the List instructions and NETIQUETTE!!!
Things tend to degenerate over time, and to ensure
that the list is kept as an effective tool for everyone, PLEASE READ THE RULES!!!
In particular, please observe the content rules - anything not related to Delphi
technical should move to the OFFTOPIC List, and please,
please keep the subject line of your messages relevant to your content. if you
introduce new content to a message, then please update
the subject line.
Web Page
We need some volunteers to get this into shape. I would like to see developed a proper
archive of our list messages, along with current
links to Delphi resources on the web. Any volunteers, please give send me an email on
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We also hope to have some more technology behind the list server to provide a much
better user interface on the web for list
management. Watch this space.
Group Meetings
I want to get some more meetings in place this year - at least every 2-3 months. I can
organise this in Auckland, but need to have
someone take responsibility in Wellington and Christchurch. If anyone wants to take
the leap here, please email me.
Other lists
Just so you do not forget, we do have other lists for DATABASE, CPLUSPLUS and
INTERBASE topics. Do we need a JBuilder one too?
Kylix? Please let me know if you want anything else.
Borcon Conferences
The New Zealand and Australian Borcons have been very successful, and while they are
scheduled for the end of the year, you need to
get the costs into your IT Training budgets now.
Training Courses
Borland are offering formal training courses in all their tools, and are a very
valuable investment for new and old programmers. If you
think your organisation (or you for that matter) could benefit from this, then please
contact Annie Larsen at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Project Kylix
This is coming soon. Have you read the latest news on the Borland website?
<http://www.borland.com/kylix/> Have you been to one of
Nic Wise's excellent presentations? I guess that we will need to address this "Delphi
for Linux" product in due course. I'd suggest that
we have a Kylix list, and perhaps an adjunct "linux system issues" list as the two
will be linked. Any ideas, please let me know.
Also take a look at Dr Bob's site for more (and very up to date) Kylix news:
<http://www.drbob42.com/kylix/>. And just for good
measure;
Delphi32 http://www.delphi32.com/info_facts/kylix/index.asp
HADP http://www.hadp.org/kylix.htm
and if you speak Spanish and Portugese - http://www.mundokylix.com/
That's all for now folks. All the best for the coming year.
Kind Regards
Gary Benner
List Admin
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The text below is the new Welcome Message for new Users - Everyone should read this
just in case they forgot!!
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