> > and even good students might not have the time right now to > work on that - it's like "oh, please complete that test until next week > or you'll be fired, thanks". > It has never meant to be that strict, just a way to check communication skills or/and work willing, regardless if the task was completed or not. With the student(s) I am pinging, I am just ensuring they have all the development HW/Environment requirements. The intention is to avoid accepting a student who does not even have a bootable instalation... regards, -- Oliver, http://urnenfeld.blogspot.com