Dear Smalltalkers, This issue has been raised by a small Dutch company that delivers (Pharo/Seaside) Smalltalk solutions. When you, as an individual or small company, deliver Smalltalk solutions there is an implied risk for your customers in case of illness or such. This risk can be mitigated through an agreement with other developers/companies in which they state that they are willing and able to take development and support upon themselves, temporary or (semi-) permanent. Of course the process to get this formally agreed is a bit more complex, but this mail is only to ask whether there are (in this case preferably Dutch) Smalltalk developers willing to cooperate on this issue and possibly participate in some kind of legal agreement to provide more robust support to our customers. Please reply to me personally, unless of course you want your response to benefit the broader Smalltalk community on this mailing list. Rob Vens - rob@sepher.nl