Re: Teradata baned from IOUG???

Well said. It becomes a problem when TUSC aka IOUG starts censoring papers and vendors for OW and IOUG-A on the grounds that it doesn't conform with the slick TUSC messages (right or wrong as they were).

Just out of curiosity: What is it that Oracle provides that IOUG can't live without? In Denmark (which is about the size of Ada, Oklahoma :) ) we are grateful for being able to borrow a meeting room at the Oracle building for our events, but we could just as easily get a room somewhere else. That's about it. So we get by fine.

Mogens

Peter Barnett wrote:

>It seems to me that IOUG has become a wholly owned
>subsidiary of TUSC. TUSC in turn has an incestuous
>relationship with Oracle. All very cozy.
>
>No real complaint about the arrangements. Someone has
>to step up to the plate if IOUG is going to continue
>to be a viable organization and in this economic
>climate few can afford to do it.
>
>Should IOUG be able to survive without Oracle?
>Probably. Will it be able to survive without Oracle?
>I doubt it.
>
>
>--- Jonathan Lewis <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>
>>It should be possible for the IOUG to live without
>>Oracle's support. Obviously it would be better
>>for all concerned if there is some measure of
>>co-operation, and there's clearly no need for
>>bloody-minded conflict. But if the IOUG just
>>keeps doing things that the users want, then
>>the users should be able to support it in the
>>complete absence of any input from Oracle.
>>
>>
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>>
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>>MacGregor, Ian A. wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The IOUG cannot live without Oracle's support, but
>>>
>>>
>>Oracle can survive
>>without the IOUG.
>>
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