I think the bookmaker would be more lucrative, insurance more practical! <snip> Pragmatically, it would perhaps be wise to balance the risk with a bet at an English bookmaker, or an insurance at Lloyd's ? </snip>
<<snip>> <snip> Pragmatically, there is a pretty good business case for halting the 1.9 project. The costs become an issue if, and only if, the project fails, runs over schedule, or turns out to be only partially successful. </snip> Riiiggghhhhtttt! I would place a bet on failure given the time frame proposed (< 6 months) <</snip>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
