[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

[makleeengineering at gmail.com]

On Jan 11, 8:00 am, David J Dachtera <djesys... at spam.comcast.net>
wrote:
> "Main, Kerry" wrote:
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: info-vax-boun... at rbnsn.com [mailto:info-vax-boun... at rbnsn.com] On
> > > Behalf Of DaveG
> > > Sent: January 8, 2009 10:01 AM
> > > To: info-... at rbnsn.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice
>
> > > On Jan 7, 5:53 pm, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spam... at vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > > > Asking a question here, not trying to pass judgement.
>
> > > > What is the feeling about cancellation of the bootcamp ? Is this
> > > purely
> > > > because they feel not enough people would show up due to economic
> > > > circumstances ?
>
> > > I wonder about the cancellation in terms of predicted attendance and/
> > > or economic conditions.  AFAIK, they filled the house for all past
> > > bootcamps.  Without starting the registration process (which I assume
> > > wasn't) how could they possibly know that not enough people would
> > > show?  I suspect there are other things going on here.  Just my
> > > opinion, FWIW.  Probably not much.
>
> > Fwiw, its not just HP cancelling marketing events.
>
> > Check out:(Jan 09, 2009)
> >http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/09/canceled_it_shows/
> > " Update Sun Microsystems has scrapped its industry analyst conference
> > held annually in San Francisco, California. It was scheduled for February."
>
> > "Novell last month said it was cancelling its annual BrainShare, scheduled
> > for March in Salt Lake City, Utah, saying customers and partners are under
> > pressure to cut their costs."
>
> On the other hand, Sun is in deep financial doo-doo, and Novell is all
> but a memory - even more so than VMS.
>
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Following up on David's idea --

Christian Moser and myself would be very happy to come and talk
at any local event that would bring at least 30 people together. This
is not an attempt to replace the bootcamp of course, but it's better
than nothing.

Guy