[Info-vax] Fieldtest of 8.4.

[Arne Vajhøj]

IanMiller wrote:
> On Sep 19, 8:26 pm, IanMiller <g... at uk2.net> wrote:
>> On Sep 19, 6:52 pm, H Vlems <hvl... at freenet.de> wrote:
>>> On Sep 17, 2:31 am, Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> Bob Koehler wrote:
>>>>> In article <mp5sm.11621$U5.154... at newsb.telia.net>, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan-Erik_S=F6derholm?= writes:
>>>>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/r6ynpt
>>>>>    I wonder if they'd take a participant as a Hobbyist instead of via
>>>>>    DSPP?
>>>>>    All I need is the binaries, including compatable layered products.
>>>> Why not ask them?
>>>> It is rather cheap to send an email!
>>>> And it would make some sense anyway. Hobbyists are
>>>> much more likely to be willing to upgrade and see
>>>> how it works than production which will wait
>>>> until it is seen stable and development which
>>>> will wait until production starts talking about it.
>>>> Arne
>>> Amen Arne.
>>> Besides, I think that hobbyists sometimes run lots of older versions
>>> of VMS so backwards compatibility is easily tested.
>>> It is not uncommon to run a cluster set up with systems that use a
>>> combination of unsupported but otherwise functioning VMS versions.
>>> Hans
>>> PS
>>> Where do I apply?
>> openvms.programs at hp is always a good place to  start
> 
> However I found this bit
> 
> "If you would like to participate in V8.4 field test, we request your
> response by September 21, 2009.
> 
> Thanks for your continued commitment on OpenVMS. We look forward for
> your participation in the OpenVMS 8.4 Field Test.

So deadline is Monday !!!!

Arne