[Info-vax] Silver lining? (was: Re: 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice)

[Sue]

On Jan 7, 6:29 pm, "Richard Maher" <maher... at hotspamnotmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi JF,
>
> > invaluable!  However, given today's economic status and realizing that
> > many companies are restricting travel including HP, we find ourselves in
> > a position of having to cancel this year's OpenVMS Boot Camp.
>
> On the up-side, just think about all that extra "free time" that the HP/VMS
> speakers, presenters, and the attendees now have on their hands. Hey, is
> that a "CRON Scheduler for VMS" project I hear starting up? But who on earth
> would be willing to head-up such a valuable and worthy project? Chance to
> give EDS a guernsey? Last time I looked they also had their full-complement
> of navel-gazing wasters.
>
> > I wonder if HP might replace this with travelling presentations (if
> > people can't afford to travel, perhaps get Sue and a few enginers to
> > travel to people).
>
> Or they could just come out of their ivory towers and use the bloody
> internet like everyone else! Ooh and face unpleasantness and unsavoury
> characters; surely they'll bruise?
>
> Depemds whether you're trying to communicate with the user-base or control
> what the user-base has to say to your manager, I suppose.
>
> NDA my arse!
>
> Regards Richard Maher
>
> PS. If you got a copy of Sue's last "VMS Update" then I'd be curious to see
> that as well.
>
> "JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:0050a3de$0$4649$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com...
>
>
>
> > I got an email from Sue, and it hadn't been posted here yet. Hope Sue
> > won't mind my posting it here.
>
> > From: McQuaid, Ann
> > To: Skonetski, Susan
> > Cc: Herman, Wendy
> > Subject: boot camp
>
> > Hello Boot Camp Attendees,
>
> > As you know, the OpenVMS team prides itself on conducting the very
> > highest quality Technical Training in the industry, allowing for a
> > collaborative exchange of information and ideas with Customers and
> > Partners around the world.  There is no doubt that the knowledge shared
> > and the personal connections made during these face-2-face events is
> > invaluable!  However, given today's economic status and realizing that
> > many companies are restricting travel including HP, we find ourselves in
> > a position of having to cancel this year's OpenVMS Boot Camp.
>
> > As always we greatly appreciate your business and welcome your calls and
> > emails.
>
> >  Ann McQuaid
> > General Manager
> > OpenVMS, Tru64, Alpha & MCBS Customer Programs
> > Hewlett-Packard Company
> > ann.mcqu... at hp.com<mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxx... at hp.com>
> > Admin: Susan Christie
> > 598-467-9999
>
> > ------------------------------------
>
> > I wonder if HP might replace this with travelling presentations (if
> > people can't afford to travel, perhaps get Sue and a few enginers to
> > travel to people).
>
> > In terms of Mrs McQuaid's title, does anyone know what MCBS is ?
>
> > Does her title really mean "General manager of mature technologies" ?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Richard,

I do not know where you have ever met the VMS engineers that have left
such a bad feeling, but they certainly do not live in Ivory towers and
they certainly have done their best to work with customers for the
last 32 years.  If there is a specific problem that you have lets have
it out but could you please stop bad mouthing the engineers.  They are
a bunch of hard working people doing their best and they now avoid
this news group because of your comments.  If you do not like me or my
comments then please deal with me but your negative comments hurt the
customers and the engineers.

Sue