Now I would not call that OT. In many cases it's dead on. _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ethan Post Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 11:27 AM To: ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: jkstill@xxxxxxxxx; Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: SQL Server 2005 Review A little off topic here but I found this illustration of the software development life cycle to be pretty amusing. http://openlexicon.org/xwiki/bin/view/lexicon/FAQ <http://openlexicon.org/xwiki/bin/view/lexicon/FAQ> On 12/14/05, Igor Neyman <ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Isn't it only natural, that complex systems are trying to get simpler, while simple systems are trying to get more complex, encroaching on each other territory? Thanks Jared, good article. Igor