State of the IT syllabus in the States :- http://www.newsforge.com/business/04/05/26/0146253.shtml Iseems that inclusion of f/s in the syllabus is demand driven; the `you learn what we tell you to study' approach is only for non-free s/w. -- Mahesh T. Pai <<>> http://paivakil.port5.com ~/\$ mv -vfi linux gnu/linux