[Info-vax] Layered products, the HP view !?!

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <e97c2$5580591b$5ed4324a$29767 at news.ziggo.nl>, Dirk Munk
<munk at home.nl> writes: 

> Layered product support with VSI OpenVMS V8.4-1H1
> 
> The VSI OpenVMS V8.4-1H1 release comprises the VSI OpenVMS operating 
> system, Base and High-Availability Operating Environment components, and 
> VSI layered products. These VSI layered products are tested with this 
> latest version of the VSI OpenVMS operating system.

OK.

>  >>>> HP supports only the VSI layered products with VSI OpenVMS 
> V8.4-1H1 operating system. <<<<

Right.  Why not.  It's enough work getting V8.4-1H1 out the door; are 
they supposed to support old versions of layered products?

>  >>>> HP does not support HP layered products with VSI OpenVMS V8.4-1H1 
> operating system. <<<<

Why should they?

> I emphasised both last sentences. So now HP considers V8.4-1H1 to be a 
> completely separate product!! 

Well, it DOES come from a COMPLETELY SEPARATE COMPANY!

> Well except with your home made 
> applications of course, they are binary compatible. 

Homemade applications should be binary compatible as well.

> But HP layered 
> products are not compatible, or not supported at least. Nice .......

Not SUPPORTED.  That's a BIG difference.

> Your comments please!

This was pretty much what was expected.