<snip> > HP, IMHO, has so far been evasive or un-responsive to all requests > regarding their stand on the "homesteaders" or the "OpenMPE" camps. I > guess that from a business perspective, there is no revenue for them in > those models and so they feel that they should not invest any time or > commitments. Conversations I've had with Winston Prather, Jeff Vance, et al indicate they ARE investing time and the commitment of a manager and at least several people regarding the future of MPE after HP-EOS (HP-End of Support). They've not been as vocal about it as I've suggested they should be, but the discussions do continue. The primary hurdle to overcome is the outlook that the remaining level of businesses using MPE after HP-EOS will not be sufficient to pay the costs of support, distribution, patches, upgrades, etc. It's kind of like persuading the relatives that Aunt Bessie isn't really dead, just in a coma & she'll come out of that coma! There are those convinced Aunt Bessie's dead, and many relatives convinced Aunt Bessie's in a shock-induced coma that happend sometime around November 14, 2001.... * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *