Here are my two-bits in answer to Keith's poll of the group. I would "vote" yes on number one: 1. Should the database be available to anyone who visited the site and freely "Downloadable". Sharing is the very root and stem of family research. I don't care about copywrights because, as so many have noted, it has little meaning in basic research. Dave White List Owner for Chase-L Mailing List E-mail: boda@ix.netcom.com CHASE-L Website at:- http://www.surnameweb.org/centers/c/chase/index.html To subscribe or unsubscribe from the Chase-L list, send a NEW e-mail message to: CHASE-L-request@rootsweb.com or CHASE-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) with only one word in the body:    subscribe                                          or:     unsubscribe ---------- > From: k.hume <khume@netcomuk.co.uk> > To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHASE-L] CHASE Database. IMPORTANT > Date: Saturday, August 22, 1998 3:48 PM > > ALL, > Further to the recent discussion re sending/linking the Chase database with > Broderbund and/or Gendex, I would like your views on the concept of making > the Database available on-line or in some other way or to continue as we are > now.