>If there is a need to sponsor >individual sessions so be it as long as that [...] >doesn't affect >independance of technical discussions. Howls Of Derisive Laughter, Bruce. The one who pays the piper calls the tune. It might start out subtly, but it would eventually degenerate into a pay-for-all like, say, Congress. /==============================================================\ |John Stracke |Principal Engineer | |jstracke@incentivesystems.com |Incentive Systems, Inc. | |http://www.incentivesystems.com |My opinions are my own. | |==============================================================| |"But she calls her ship _Mercy of the Goddess_!" "Kali." "Oh."| \==============================================================/