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 http://www.dis.com PGP Key Available