[LINK] Five most influential IT&T people in Australia?

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

Tom Worthington wrote:
> 
> At 01:12  28/09/01 +1000, Tony Barry wrote (was: "Re:[LINK] Off topic:
> CHOGM postponed because of world events"):
> >At 10:01 AM +0800 28/9/01, Damian Meyer wrote:
> >>CHOGM postponed because of world events
> >
> >Here comes an earlier election...
> 
> Just to get things back on topic, I see the AFR's glossy magazine on
> Friday (28 September 2001), has nominated Senator Kate Lundy as the
> third of the five most influential IT&T people in Australia (and the
> only politician listed):
> 
> 1 Roger Allen
> 2 Ziggy Switkowski
> 3 Kate Lundy
> 4 Sue Vardon
> 5 John Gwyther
> 
> Perhaps Senator Alson needs to issue a few less media releases? ;-)

Does anyone else find it a bit strange that not one of these people would
know a bit from a byte from a baud?

I find it very sad that those who seem to be influential in the industry in
which I work don't know the first thing about the fundamentals of the
subject.

Mind you there's a lot to be sad about these days.

-- 
Stress is when you wake up screaming and realise you haven't fallen
asleep yet.
-- unknown

Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
brd@dynamite.com.au
brd@austarmetro.com.au