On the brighter side, maybe hp is going to announce that the DEC folks can
migrate to either HP-UX or MPE/ix. :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Gordon [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 12:04 PM
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> Subject: Re: OpenMPE Discussion
>
> isn't this a bit premature? We don't know what HP is going to say this
> week, and we don't know if they are going to open MPE at all. Pending
> that, I think it's jumping the boat a bit.
>
> On Monday, November 12, 2001, at 09:55 AM, Jonathan M. Backus wrote:
>
> > There has been a separate discussion group created to
> > "seriously" discuss
> > and review the idea of MPE moving to a "Open Source" module. Topics of
> > discussion will include the idea of a "Linux" style module versus a
> > "Coop"
> > style module. The viability of MPE being maintained by any other group
> > outside of HP. The likelihood of porting MPE to another hardware
> > platform.
> >
> > This group is for people seriously interested in discussing and
> > being
> > involved in this concept, in a calm rational fashion. It is not
> > intended to
> > continue or fuel the emotional reactions. For those people that have
> > been
> > involved with MPE for a long period of time, such as myself, this
> > announcement will invoke a very similar emotional reaction as a death
> > of a
> > loved one. There are many stages to this type of grieving process and
> > anger
> > is a very legitimate stage. However, there is a need to take a deep
> > breath
> > and consider the options in a rational way. We are talking about the
> > heart
> > and soul of the IT infrastructure for many companies and decisions and
> > forward paths will need to be determined as quickly and soundly as
> > possible.
> >
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> > Thanx,
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