[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

[JF Mezei]

I've heard through the grapevine that 8.4 is just about cooked and ready
to be taken out of the oven and served to customers.

Considering that Bootcamp is the only major VMS event left , and
considering they will have a brand spanking new version of VMS, it seems
to me that bootcamp would be of great value to a lot of people this year
since HP will have a lot of new features to announce.

I don't know how many people the event needs to break even. But if
enough people show interest, and Sue can go to her superiors and show
that despite the economic situation, she can get more people than
necessary to break even, perhaps HP will reconsider.

I would urge everyone whose employer would be willing to fund going to
the bootcamp this year to get in touch with Sue to let her know. The
more people do it, the more chances of bootcamp happening.

If Bootcamp is self funding/revenu neutral, and if HP has every
intention to continue to develop VMS, then it has no reason to not hold
the event.

Does HP really want more "HP is killing VMS" debates to start at this
point in time ?


I don't hear about HP opening VMS stores in every major city around the
world to replace Bootcamp. So Bootcamp remains a criticial event to keep
the customer base energised, loyal to HP and fully appraised of the new
features of VMS.

If all else fails, perhaps Sue could organise a pub crawl after hours
that would bring customers and engineers together to discuss kernel
issues over a Guiness or two ?