No, OpenMPE must, and will, continue. What we saw with Jon's resignation is
an event that has already happened, and will happen again : a board member
who resigned. Period.

We all value Jon's contribution a lot. But OpenMPE goes on.

Christian Lheureux
OpenMPE Board Member

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la part de
> Schwartzman, Zelik
> Envoyé : mardi 30 décembre 2003 18:06
> À : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Re: I just got some great news...
>
>
> So does this mean that OPENMPE is now closed ???
> Zelik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of
> Jonathan M. Backus
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: I just got some great news...
>
> Joe,
>
>         Thanx you for the kind words.  With regards to your
> observation,
> "I for one will miss the OpenMPE movement.", please note that OpenMPE
> was not me.  It was (and is) the community and there are several great
> members of the OpenMPE community that continue the effort.  I
> trust and
> hope my departure is not a negative impact on the effort, rather just
> another minor bump on the roadmap.
>
> Thanx,
>     Jon Backus
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of
> Joseph Dolliver
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [OPENMPE] I just got some great news...
>
>
> Jon, This is great news for you. I do understand and you have made a
> great impact on the HP community and I would like to personally thank
> you for your hard work and efforts to work with HP. I for one
> will miss
> the OpenMPE movement.
>
> Please do not loose site of the MPE movement "under ground".
>
> Best wishes in your new job and I do hope you have a better 2004
>
> Warmest regards
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Jonathan M. Backus
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 9:16 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: I just got some great news...
>
>
>         Have you seen the series of Geico Insurance
> commercials?  If so,
> you'll understand the reference as you read on.
>
>         A couple months back I got a great job offer to go to work for
> Volvo IT (www.volvoit.com).  It was a wonderful step forward in every
> possible way (career, financial, vacation, holidays, etc.).  As I got
> further into the job I began to realize that it was not practical to
> continue maintaining Tech Group.  I would not have any time to do Tech
> Group work.  It would simply because a financial drain, i.e., taxes,
> accounting fees, etc.  I talked with my accountant and made
> the decision
> that the best time to shutdown Tech Group was prior to the start of
> 2004, because of tax reasons.  An unfortunate side effect of all of
> these changes is that I no longer qualify to be a member of
> the OpenMPE
> Board of Directors :(
>
>         So, it is with deep mixed emotions that I must announce my
> resignation from the OpenMPE Board of Directors, effective the end of
> business on Wednesday, December 31st, 2003.  I have enjoyed my time on
> the board very much and hope and wish OpenMPE the best of luck going
> forward.  I will continue to watch from a distance.  To all of my
> friends in the OpenMPE community, hang in there.  I will miss you all
> greatly and hope to continue individual contact as time permits.
>
> Sincerely,
>     Jonathan (Jon) M. Backus
>     15 Catawba Place ~ Hagerstown, MD ~ 21742-6515
>     Email: [log in to unmask] ~ AIM: JMBackus
>     Phone: 301.714.0446 ~ Fax: 301.714.1854