Steering Committee, It appears from our most recent discussion that we're fast approaching the point of beginning some programming on the new RAPIDS software. This will bring the discussion of whether the program the application in Java of .Net to a head and is something that will need to be resolved no later than the January 31 meeting, if not sooner. To keep a track of the considerations that have been discussed, Pete and I have compiled the attached summary. If people have additional comments on what's included or more categories of consideration they'd like to include, please send these to the group. This should be an item for discussion on the next call (Jan 10th). For many of the reasons highlighted in the attachment, the GLC continues to be highly supportive of Java for this application. However, we recognize that ours isn't the only vantage point to consider. If others have factors that they believe should be considered and discussed in making this decision, please let us know. I've attempted to capture the points we've discussed so far in the attachment, although others are free to modify these descriptions. Happy holidays, Jon ______________________ Jon Dettling Great Lakes Commission 734-971-9135 dettling@glc.org
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