It seems - It is - a long time since I wrote the mail below.

HP as a company have - I believe - met their objectives. They are no longer
selling the HP3000 any opposition has been fragmented and the "pain level"
has been reduced to an ineffective murmur.

Had the "people who matter" co-ordinated an effective resistance then maybe
something might have been achived. For instance - current customers saying
something like a migration away from HP3000 to other HP boxes is out of the
question etc etc.

When someone has been treated like a sucker the best thing to do is to get
out while you can before the hole is too deep and any credibility left
within is negative. My view is that this point has been reached and there is
absolutely no point in progressing this any further.

The only thing left that puzzles me is why current members of vCSY are still
participating - do they actually see an objective that is possible or are
they just doing what they are being told?

I suspect that this time next year the only thing left out there will be
some very bitter people who have - "IN VERY GOOD FAITH!!!!!" given of their
time and resources for little reward because there will be no MPE or "Open
MPE".

My thoughts go to "Those Who Tried"

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Hook [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 November 2001 20:58
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [OpenMPE] For what its worth - my thoughts and thanks


Having read John Wolff's contribution I feel I have to respond:-

Saying that - I can find no words that can express any better my feelings
and probably those of many many others. Thanks John for saying it all!!!!

The future:-

My gut feel is that a pure "OPEN" MPE would not be "politically viable" to
customers that use HP3000s for mission critical applications whatever the
apparent benefits may be.

However - should HP collect their MPE expertise into a separate business
entity which could then be externally licensed - producing an income
stream - or be the subject of an MBO - also generating capital or be
purchased outright by one or a group of HP3000 service companies. Then there
would be the possibility of a non-HP flavour of MPE that could be developed
and supported and construed as open and perhaps offer the opportunity of
continuing with the "HP Way".

If however, HP having made their decision, decide to "bury" MPE to preclude
any opportunity to change their minds - and admit that perhaps it was not
one of their better decisions. Then it will be difficult to move forward.

As an HP contactor I have little to offer but these thoughts, but I do hope
that those that can make a difference can be reached and encourage HP to
make clear if they wish to "spin off" MPE or not.

Ted




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