Hi On January 25–26, 2007 there is the programming contest Plat_Forms (http://www.plat-forms.org). "Plat_Forms is an international programming contest. It aims at comparing different technological platforms for developing web-based applications: Java EE, .NET/ASP, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby-on-Rails." The contest aims at the fact that there is no neutral comparison between the various web frameworks. To change that a total of 15 teams wich 3 persons each will compete. There is a maximum of 3 teams per platform. So if you want to represent the Python community with Zope, form a team of 3 and apply at http://www.plat-forms.org. The application deadline is November 30, 2006! My role in Plat_Forms is to represent the Python community in the contest commitee. I'm taking both part in deciding which teams will participate in the contest and evaluating the contest results. If you have any questions feel free to ask here, or mail to Lutz Prechelt (prechelt@inf.fu-berlin.de). -- Christian Zagrodnick gocept gmbh & co. kg · forsterstrasse 29 · 06112 halle/saale www.gocept.com · fon. +49 345 12298894 · fax. +49 345 12298891