On Monday 26 November 2001 02:33 pm, Denys Beauchemin wrote:
> An excellent question Mr. Clark. Interex certainly can AND will play a
> part in whatever future is created for MPE. Already the Interex web site
> has some announcements about this issue and there will be more
> announcements forthcoming, trust me on this (next week or week after.)
>
> In the meantime, let me once again urge every Interex member to renew their
> membership when it comes due and for those of you who are not members, if
> there ever was a time to join Interex, it is now
>
Certainly not intending to downplay your significant contributions to that
organization over time, but they've been marginal over the last 5 years at
best, and I certainly don't see any reason to renew let alone join if you
aren't a member. What is the logic?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Denys. . .
>
> Denys Beauchemin
> HICOMP
> (800) 323-8863 (281) 288-7438 Fax: (281) 288-7438
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of Clark, Rick
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 3:41 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Using HP e3000 for the NEXT 25 years.
>
> I'll admit I have not fully followed this conversation and I apologize if
> this has already been noted, but going through some of my old bookmarks I
> stumbled across an Interex article discussing MPE "Shared Source".
> http://www.interex.org/tech/3000/hp30003.html
>
> This tells me that at one time there was discussion on the merits of 'Open
> source' for MPE and Interex would provide the host for these shared
> programs. The initial source codes available were to be Query, Editor and
> Java Class libraries.
>
> Is this now a dead issue with the announcement of the death of the hp3000?
> Can Interrex help in the future of Open MPE?
>
>
> Rick Clark
> Systems Manager
> Weltman, Weinberg & Reis
> Cleveland, Ohio
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shahan, Ray [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:53 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Using HP e3000 for the NEXT 25 years.
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>
> What about an MPE shell for UNIX or LINUX?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cortlandt Wilson [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 12:52 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Using HP e3000 for the NEXT 25 years.
> >
> > Ken,
> >
> > RE: continue to run HP e3000s *after* HP's
> > announced "end of (HP) support" date at end of 2006
> >
> > The 3rd party vendors are there. They are needed. What in my mind is
> > missing is the fate of MPE/iX itself.
> >
> > I appreciate that CSY
> > 1) wants to do what is right for the user community as a whole
> > (about which open source is but one possible solution)
> > 2) wants to only promise or indicate what CSY can and will deliver
> > Never the less I would like to hear from CSY a statement that CSY is
> > committed to/intending to/currently planning on finding a new home for
> > the MPE/iX source code. In my thinking there is a big difference
> > between "looking at" options and saying that one is committed to finding
> > a solution.
> >
> > I suggest that finding out more about CSY's thinking on this is a
> > important
> > advocacy issue for the MPE Forum and Interex SIG Leaders.
>
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