Re: Insider #75: Highlights: IBM Information On Demand 2006, The Next Informix IDS Release...
Oh Jerry, this is the first time I heard you refer to IBM as pork buts!! Is it legal in St. Louis to BBQ such creatures?? IBM on a stick sounds like carnie food to me! Jerry Hamilton <bigdaddyjerry@ya hoo.com> To Sent by: Davorin Kremenjas informix-list-bou <davorin.kremenjas@alfatec.hr>, nces@iiug.org informix-list@iiug.org cc 10/04/2006 04:43 Subject PM Re: Insider #75: Highlights: IBM Information On Demand 2006, The Next Informix IDS Release... "they do that on weekend barbecues at home :-)" Croatians barbecue???? Really? What do they barbecue? We here in St. Louis like to barbecue Pork butt --- Davorin Kremenjas <davorin.kremenjas@alfatec.hr> wrote: > Since your previous post was a reaction to mine, I > feel I should comment > some more... > > > Actually, if you actually read my post you would > have noticed that I was > > blasting people for the following: > > 1. Moaning that they had to pay for education; > > 2. Moaning that the IIUG never did anything in > Europe and then moaning for > > what they did do when they did it; > > 3. Moaning that there was always something wrong > with the education > > offered by the IIUG and other local user groups > yet not having the > > gumption to get involved and contribute something > themselves. > > I couldn't agree more. I saw an agenda, the > speakers' names, I'm sure it > will be a great conference, and finally one in > Europe. > Of course that such an education event should be > paid for. Of course moaning > serves no purpose at all. > > Now, here is the irony: Vienna is only a few hours > drive from Croatia's > capital, Zagreb, where the most of the Informix > users in Croatia are. > I personally know many people (DBA's mainly) who > wanted to attend. The truth > is that only one person (in the whole country) was > able to go. > One and only reason - the price. > That's not moaning, that's dissapointment. > To quote TBP, if the price was 500 Euros at least > few more people would go, > for the same net price. > None of them go to conferences for drinks and food, > they do that on weekend > barbecues at home :-) > > Yes, finally one great IIUG conference in Europe, > almost a walking distance > away, and we still can't go... > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Informix-list mailing list Informix-list@iiug.org http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list