I have some dumb questions about this topic.
#1. Do the 3rd party vendors get their parts from HP. If so, who will
manufacture them after HP stops?
#2. To continue MPE without HP's assistance, we (either open source or a
specifiec company) would need to know how many resources are currently
assigned to the task and how large the task is before something could be
started.
HP-CSY could state: Here is a list of all the parts that comprise MPE (FOS
parts, compilers, Image etc). And here is a list of personnal assigned to
each part. X for development and Y for customer support.
Then this list (HP3000-L) could see if its even possible to continue MPE
without HP's assistance. Facts are wonderful things.
Ric
At 10:51 AM 11/26/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Ken,
>
>RE: continue to run HP e3000s *after* HP's
>announced "end of (HP) support" date at end of 2006
>
>The 3rd party vendors are there. They are needed. What in my mind is
>missing is the fate of MPE/iX itself.
>
>I appreciate that CSY
>1) wants to do what is right for the user community as a whole
> (about which open source is but one possible solution)
>2) wants to only promise or indicate what CSY can and will deliver
>Never the less I would like to hear from CSY a statement that CSY is
>committed to/intending to/currently planning on finding a new home for the
>MPE/iX source code. In my thinking there is a big difference between
>"looking at" options and saying that one is committed to finding a solution.
>
>I suggest that finding out more about CSY's thinking on this is a important
>advocacy issue for the MPE Forum and Interex SIG Leaders.
>
>Cortlandt Wilson
>(650) 966-8555
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of Sletten Kenneth W KPWA
>Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:32 PM
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>Subject: [HP3000-L] Using HP e3000 for the NEXT 25 years.
>
>
>FYI for those who might not have made the trip yet and who might
>still (and perhaps for some time) be pondering whether or not they
>will want to try and continue to run their HP e3000s *after* HP's
>announced "end of (HP) support" date at end of 2006: For some
>positive comments on continued 3rd party support see:
>
>http://www.allegro.com/mpeforever.html and:
>
>http://www.robelle.com/library/press-release/3000future.html and:
>
>http://horner.horner.home.mindspring.com/ and:
>
>Strong statements about continuing to support MPE / IMAGE users
>well beyond HP's "end of support" date have also been issued by
>Adager, AICS Research, Minisoft, Ideal Computer Services, Lund
>Performance Solutions, and Computer Solutions (my apologies to
>others I may have unintentionally missed; do not claim to have done
>exhaustive review; likely I missed others on quick scan)....
>
>Ken Sletten
>
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