[Info-vax] Trying to build a case for Benefit of OpenVMS Hobbyist Programbeing beneficial to HP

[Bill Pedersen]

JF Mezei wrote:

> Bill Pedersen wrote:
> > I personally believe that the OpenVMS Hobbyist program is a great 
> > asset to HP and OpenVMS.  But I have been challenged to show the 
> > return to OpenVMS from this program.  My hope in this process we can 
> > work toward getting access to patches for the OpenVMS Hobbyist 
> > community.  No guarantees, but I have to try.

> You forgot: what bugs have we found early and reported under the table to
HP (since Hobbysists can't formally report bugs) that got fixed before some
enterprise customers got bitten ?

JF, we need to somehow document this.  The OpenVMS Hobbyist Community is
like many situations where they "silently deliver and contribute" but then
get forgotten.

Please bring forth documentation - hey, point at early discussions where we
can document the contribution of bug reports!

Thanks,

Bill.