On 4 Oct 2002 at 13:13, Wayne R. Boyer wrote:

> In a message dated 10/3/02 2:30:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > But, even if we did offer MPE source to the public, how easy
> > do you think it would be to make a change in MPE and verify
> > that the change is correct and does not have any negative
> > side effects?
> >
>
> Jeff: This is a key issue.  No source code equals no enhancements to
> MPE in the future.  Long term, organizations that elect to stay on the
> HP-3000/MPE platform (with or without an emulator) will need to have
> enhancements incorporated into MPE.

There is another option that is implied in this statement, so let me
reiterate it:

The source code could be made available under a licensing arrangement
with another entity to do just that. It might not be "publically"
available, but it would be available to address these issues.
--
Mark Klein
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