[Info-vax] Blackadder goes forth (Was: Re: IPSec - Dear God in heaven NO!)

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Richard Maher wrote:
> Hi JF,
> 
> "JF Mezei" <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote in message
> news:0015f265$0$23347$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com...
>> Richard Maher wrote:
>>
>>> Can anyone please tell me what has happened to IPSec?
>> Seems pretty obvious based on the new roadmap, isn't it ?
> 
> Then it would also be equally obvious that there is more than enough money
> in the VMS coffers to pay for the porting of RTR to Linux or a WSIT 3.0 but
> not enough to release something that has been in EAK for years and the rest
> of the industry has had for decades?
> 
> Or is it the (something that sounds like) dynamic key discovery stuff?
> 
>> The era where we had to read between the lines to figure out what HP was
>> really up to is nearing the end now. Since january the hints are
>> becoming more and more obvious.
> 
> But I personally know of several completely useless twats that continue to
> suckle their exorbitant salaries at the VMS license-payer teat, so it is
> inconveivable that Ann would have similtaneously retrenched tens of talented
> and productive engineers?
> 
> Quite revealing to see who's managed to dawdle in the trenches after she's
> blown the whistle!
> 
>>
>>> Is <name> still at HP?
>> It is not polite to ask this question. HP has strict policies imposed on
>> employees with regards to what they can or cannot say.
> 
> I don't care who tells me. His e-mail hasn't bounced yet if that's any
> indication.
> 
> Anyway, what "policies"? Can't stop someone looking for work and asking
> questions.
> 
> Maybe we can get photos of missing VMS engineers stuck on Milk Cartons?
> How can they sack the wrong people again and again :-( Yes there are cost
> savings to be made and plenty of dead-wood but they're cutting in the wrong
> places!
> 
> Regards Richard Maher
> 
> 

Well you, or anyone else, may hire these ex HP people to do anything 
they are willing to do and you are able to pay for.  If there were money 
to be made, SOMEBODY would be doing it.