Hi Ron,

Ron Seybold wrote:
> Ah, but the sidebar on Page 14, where that front page story jumps to,
> needs only one skeptical user to cast doubt on the future of MPE:
>
> <http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,84902,00.html>
>
>
> So what do you think, customers? Do you agree with the VP at Tufts
> Health Plan that you "can't really get engaged in operating system
> development?" Or is the prospect of having MPE cared for by someone
> other than HP not any more scary than using Linux? (Not to say that
> Linux doesn't have its bald spots, too...)

I interpreted what the VP at Tufts said differently than you, I think.
I interpreted his statement to mean that if MPE/iX were available as
open source, then Tufts itself did not have the means, interest, or
technical background to make the modifications that they might need
in the future as their business evolves.  I don't see where he's
saying that the community itself isn't capable of achieving this.
I do think he's saying that his business plans cannot wait for that to
happen.

Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding your comments above.

MikeP