I think Allen just didn't know about oss4lib: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/linuxinlibraries/message/858 Now he does, so maybe he goes forward with his plans to create a new community--or maybe he doesn't. Either way I don't see that either is a problem. On the one hand it's nice to work together on a single project; on the other hand a bit of competition can be a healthy thing.. //EdReceived on Thu Mar 27 2008 - 12:35:39 EDT