[Info-vax] : Welcome to lockdown - HP limiting access to patches

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

On 2010-08-20 22:14, JF Mezei wrote:
> VAXman- @Sen
>>> HP chooses the model proven by history to be unsuccessful."
>>>
>>> Dumb. Really dumb.
>>
>> HP -- Hopeless and Pathetic. ;)
>>
>
>
> I ask this honestly:
>
> Is it general consensus that this is truly hopeless and that once HP
> announces a decision, it cannot be changed, or is Mr VAXman wrong when
> he says it is hopeless ?
>
> In other words, is it worth fighting this, or it is pointless because
> the steamroller has too much momentum ?
>
> Are people in HP-UX and NSK side also fighting for this or are they
> resigned to accept this ?

"Hopeless" and "Pathetic" are just two alternative interpretations
of "H" and "P" in "HP" used by VAXman long before this issue
with the patches was posted.

Just as much value in that as any child plaing around with words...