"James B. Byrne" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:9vduom029ld@enews4.newsguy.com...
> I was struck by a random thought (and it HURT!) while reading this
> piece.  Does anyone have an estimate on how much it would
> probably cost to 'port' MPE/iX to use a Linux Kernel?  This isn't a
> rhetorical question.  Assuming that the project was to write an
> MPE/iX work-alike that ran on top of the Linux kernal and
> presented the same user interface and API as MPE then what
> would a reasonable working budget be and how much effort would
> be required?  One hundred man-years and an elapsed time of 6
> calendar years was mentioned to move MPEiX onto the IA-64 chip
> (I believe, no doubt I will be corrected if mistaken).  Would going to
> Linux be any cheaper? more expensive? take shorter? longer?
>
> The reason that I ask this is that if the HP-Compaq merger doesn't
> happen then apparently the party that calls off the nuptials has to
> pay the other $625,000,000 USD or so.  Does any of this come out
> of Carly's severance package?

One more time - the penalty does not take effect if the shareholders
vote the merger down. Only if the Board decides to back out.

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Greg Cagle
gregc at gregcagle dot com

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