can anyone say "IBM Consent Decree"?  seems more & more that it's the only
way.

Tracy Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Clogg [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Free MPE
>
>
> John Lee wrote:
>
> >The first question that comes to my mind is "why is HP waiting till =
> post
> >2006 to unlock passwording"?  I'd like to hear their
> response to that.  =
> Or
> >they may have answered it in this line..."it has never been our =
> intention,
> >nor do we have  any plans, to encourage the use of the HP
> e3000 after=20
> >HP end-of-support".  Do they have the right to make that
> decision for=20
> >owners of HP 3000 systems?
>
> In reading HP's response I noticed that they have committed
> to unlocking =
> the "e3000-Unique diagnostics."  Since SYSDIAG was replaced
> with CSTM, =
> there are very few, if any, diagnostics that are unique to
> the 3000.  =
> Does that mean they really aren't going to unlock anything?  We =
> certainly need some clarification on that point. =20
>
> My second comment about Dave Wilde's letter is that it really
> doesn't =
> address the main point raised by Ken's letter, namely that by
> continuing =
> to drag their feet on making decisions about licensing, they are in =
> effect making sure that it won't happen.  It's hard not to
> conclude that =
> the delays and their side effects are intentional.
>
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