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

[seasoned_geek]

On Nov 16, 11:06 am, "Bill Pedersen" <peder... at ccsscorp.com> 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.
>
> So I am asking you, the OpenVMS Hobbyists, what Open Source applications
> have you ported?  What utilities have you developed?  Where are they
> published?  What have you done as far as possibly participating in field
> test programs?
>

Quite honestly my friend, you are doing HP's job for it.  Once you
identify all of this "free" stuff which will go away once they pull
the plug on the Hobbyist program, they'll be more fervent about doing
it.

You ASS-U-ME HP wants to keep generating revenue from OpenVMS.  HP has
proven, most recently by that joke of a team in India and the first
"do not install" recommendation EVER to come out for a VMS release,
that HP has no intention what-so-ever of keeping VMS around past the
end of next year.