50 subscribers from within HP is really excellent.

And I agree that the goings on here seem to plant seeds that grow into
real "fruit".
Witness the 918DX, and the resources allocated to Samba/iX, Java, Web,
Posix ports et al, all wonderful things and all adding great value and
functionality to our much loved platform.

It is distressing to see so much time devoted to less productive things,
but I recognise the need for defence.

Long live HP3000-L!

Regards to all, and good night from a glorious evening in Cape Town.

Neil Harvey





> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 1997 9:21 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      HP participation in this list/newsgroup
>
> Jeff Woods wrote earlier:
> > I suspect that more of HP management than you might guess based on
> > their visibility here, and in particular HP3000 oriented managers,
> > are getting a steady dose of the information parlayed in this forum.
> > I haven't tried to review the subscriber list, but I would be quite
> > surprised if those HP employees [...] on this list aren't passing
> > along a substantial portion of the dialogue and issues presented
> > here to their peers and managers.
>
> For the record, there are currently 50 subscribers to the list with an
> HP.COM address.  There is no way to guess how many more may read the
> newsgroup rather than the list format.  So yes, HP is getting a
> significant ear-full of information.  And as always, we certainly
> welcome communication coming FROM them as well!
>
> Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>