Jacques, This is indeed an excellent idea. You're right about the void that will be left when .NET takes control and the situation changes. Working for district council here in the UK the move to .NET is inconceivable so MI and MB will be around for a long time.
This MI list has and will continue to be invaluable in terms of expertise and helpfulness. But I feel it's important not merely to focus on the apps that will be left behind when .NET "arrives" - if the open source system for MI and MB gets off the ground and develops a strong following, and I don't see why that won't happen, it will still need to cater for those moving from MI/MB into .NET and/or other technologies. I believe it'll be important to remain principally a MI/MB group, but slowly introduce the newer ideas/technologies so that those of us who will eventually be moving into .NET and whatever else still find the group useful. It will need to evolve otherwise it'll last for a while and die a natural death and that would be a shame, since the knowledge and efforts of those on this list could provide the same high quality help with the newer technologies. No doubt moving from one to another will create a huge niche in the market to help those who battle to make the crossing So I think the the new group should focus on: 1. Existing and past MI/MB 2. New .NET technology and any large-scale developments thereof. Principally, how to use both. 3. Post .NET world. Regards Ben Crane Wokingham District Council Wokingham __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 6014
