Open Letter to Jon Backus and the Board of OpenMPE Inc.,

First, I wish to thank you for all of the work you have done.

I was unable to attend HPW so I did not get to hear what transpired at the
OpenMPE session. From what I have gleaned from what you wrote about the
session HP gave a firm commitment, with caveats, to think about giving its
blessing to the emulator project. What is not clear is what emulator project
encompasses.

From all of the preceding messages on this thread it becomes abundantly
clear that there are many different opinions on the subject. Most of the
points made are salient, indeed. The trouble is they are contradictory. The
emulator cannot be all things to all people so it needs to be defined.

If  the BOD does not feel that this is their function then there are a
number of contributors to this thread that are recognized leaders and gurus
in the MPE world, including BOD members. I would like to suggest that the
BOD ask these people and others to form a committee to define the emulator
project. This would be productive not only because of the resulting
definition, it would also stop the bickering.

Please forgive me for weighing in on this topic. I have very little to
contribute from a technical, marketing or financial perspective so this one
idea is the only thing I can contribute. Thank you for indulging me.

The opinions expressed herein are my own and not necessarily those of my
employer.
Yosef Rosenblatt