G. noted:

> John writes:
> > While there are certainly many angles at pursuing the
> > migration of HP3000 users to open systems having a partner
> > consortium is usually in the interest of those partners and only
> > those partners.
>
> The consortium that Birket is putting together is, as far as
> I'm concerned, not an attempt to create any sort of exclusive
> group but is, in fact, an attempt to create something that's
> "greater than the sum of its parts" as all of us realize that no one
> organization has all of the knowledge and resources that will be
> necessary to provide even the most minimal services that will be
> in demand by HP3000 customers over the next few years in the
> areas of migration services and also in support of continuing
> to run on MPE beyond 2006.
> ..............
> In my opinion, this move should not be seen as threatening by
> anyone.

Ditto...  In fact, members of the consortium are to be commended
for taking the initiative to work together to try and better meet the
needs of all HP 3000 users over the next few years....  Given the
many years of experience in the HP 3000 arena and prior service
to the user community represented by companies in this consortium,
I'm guessing most 3000 users will generally share my opinion....

Ken "ZERO financial interest in any of these companies" Sletten

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