This note is being sent to all the EARN people who have requested a copy of LISTSERV to me, to the LSTSRV-L list, with a copy to Frode Greisen (the President of EARN). A number of people have asked me for information on the progress of the contract with EARN; I am sending the reply to everybody so that I don't have to make individual answers. Frode has received the contract I mailed him on the 10th of March. Since then, the EARN Executive has been examining and discussing it. It is my understanding that no agreement has been reached so far within the Executive, but it is expected to further discuss the issue during the next Exec meeting in about 1 week. Once the Executive has come to an agreement, they will make their position known to me (I expect them to want to negotiate the terms of the contract). I have agreed with Frode that the contract should be kept confidential until it is signed, so as to avoid seeing "false" copies floating around the network in case we decide to make a change. I will inform you whenever significant progress is made, however I would like to make it clear that what I just said is 100% of what I know. In particular, I have NO IDEA what the Executive is discussing, how long the debate is going to last, what are the plans of EARN, etc (I am absolutely happy with that lack of knowledge, as I am afraid that I might get upset if I knew :-) ). Please, if you want to know what is going on and why the contract has still not been signed, ask your BoD member, not me. Regards, Eric