>kidding aside, this does sound like a good idea. an independent group of >professionals.
And if you are looking for an independent group of 'Oracle' professionals, you always have the IOUG. Granted, we have our share of Developers (!) but then all good DBAs probably were Developers at some point of time (potty training themselves). In spite of all negative comments about association to Oracle, IOUG is still a force to be reckoned with and Oracle does listen and participate. And a large number of Oracle-L members do also hold (and have held) voluntary positions within IOUG, and serve the Oracle community in general. (Arup is one of them btw and so are Jared, Stephen K, Ari Kaplan, Tony Jambu, self, etc). Some of the best papers at IOUG (and the University faculty as well) are from Oracle-L listers. And anyone can belong to IOUG for a yearly sum of $125 or 10 members of an organization for $595. John Kanagaraj DB Soft Inc Phone: 408-970-7002 (W) Grace - Getting something we do NOT deserve Mercy - NOT getting something we DO deserve Click on 'http://www.needhim.org' for Grace and Mercy that is freely available! ** The opinions and facts contained in this message are entirely mine and do not reflect those of my employer or customers ** -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: John Kanagaraj INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
