[Info-vax] AXIS2/C, gSOAP

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

On 2010-08-01 19:32, JF Mezei wrote:

> or
> whether VMS group still has contact with customers to find out what they
> need.

Yes, they do. Part of the TUD days in Sweden was a visit to a number
of major Swedish VMS customers.

>
> It is entirely possible that the development of VMS is being dictated by
> HP from its contacts with a couple of very large customers.

Seems logical and natural. They who pays the bills sets the rules.

> In the Digital days, customers had a pretty good idea of the process of
> choosing what features to add etc. With HP, this is an opaque cloud.

Let me guess, in the DEC days, you where amongst the "customers", right ?
But I've never understood if you are today. And so how do *you*
know whats "opaque" or not today ? Have you asked any of the "customers" ?