This raises an interesting question.  What is preventing any software vendor
from creating a new release (with minimal if any changes) and deeming it
their Y2K version in December.  No one would have time to redo their Y2K
acceptance testing, and therefore would have to stay on the older version
tested in-house, and hope/pray they'll be OK.  Then if something did break,
they would have no recourse because they are not on the Y2K version.  Are
software and OS authors required by law to follow any code of ethics?  Any
thoughts?

> ----------
> From:         Fred Metcalf[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:         Thursday, September 23, 1999 3:24 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Is 5.5 Express 4 Y2K Compliant? Is PP7 or 6.0 Mandatory
> for Y 2K?
>
> Simon,
> I understood that the only reason for HP's change of mind was a legal
> re-definition of Year 2000 compliance. The difference between the old and
> new definition was never spelled out. I am convinced your system will be
> OK,
> BUT you will not have any recourse if you pick up a problem.
> The auditors of a public owned company will insist that you upgrade and
> redo
> your tests.
> Fred Metcalf
> Neil Harvey & Associates (Pty) Ltd.
> HP 3000 Select Solution Reseller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SimonC [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> In December 1998, when HP announce that the Y2K compliant version of
> MPE/ix
> is 5.5 express 4, we upgrade our HP3000 systems to this level and carried
> out successful Y2K testing of our applications.
>
> Lately, HP has published in its Y2K Website that the current Y2K compliant
> version is 5.5 Express 7 or MPE/iX 6.0.
>
> My question is, do we really have to upgrade to Express 7 or 6.0 for y2K
> compliant?
>