> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan M. Backus [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 9:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: HP World 2003 Conference Survey
> 
> 
>         So, to get back to a thought expressed earlier in the 
> thread, are "homesteaders" getting tired of being forced to 
> endure migration co-mingled within single topics and talks?  
> Is there an interest in have a centric arena on OpenMPE only 
> or is this not an issue?
> 
> Thanx,
>     Jon Backus

Perhaps it is time to drop the whole homesteading/migration paradigm and
focus instead on fitting our MPE systems into the diverse collection of
platforms that most IT shops have become? To me the best solution is to
focus on the strengths of the various platforms while enhancing the
communication between them.

For example:

I can run the Apache web server on my MPE box but, when compared to the
performance and flexibility of Apache running on Linux, the MPE version
falls further behind the Linux version every day.

At the same time Linux cannot currently touch MPE/Image in data
intergrity or batch operations on large amounts of data.

Homesteading and migration are opposite ends of the spectrum. There is a
middle ground that could preserve the original investment on the 3000
while complimenting it, where appropriate, with newer technologies that
HP neglected. Topics on selective migration as opposed to total
migration would be of more use in this area.

Comments are my own, not my employer's... Etc.