[Info-vax] openvms.org/openvmsnews.com

[gérard Calliet]

Le 17/05/2019 à 19:11, Arne Vajhøj a écrit :
> On 5/17/2019 11:22 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2019-05-17 kl. 16:45, skrev Ian Miller:
>>> openvms.org/openvmsnews.com was most recently hosted by that nice Mr.
>>> Turner at Island Computers [ buy your hardware at
>>> https://www.islandco.com/ :-) ]
>>>
>>> There was a problem and its all gone now.
>>>
>>> So, before I bother trying to sort out a replacement, would anyone read
>>> a OpenVMS news website? I know I've been less active in posting news in
>>> recent years but I could keep going on a new site or I could stop now
>>> and you can all look at vmssoftware.com instead.
>>
>> IMHO, the need for a third part OpenVMS news site, might be lower now
>> after the VSI buyout of OpenVMS from HP/HPE.
>>
>> If you do not feel that you really have some unique data to share,
>> I'd not put any major efforts on it...
> 
> I have never used openvms.org much, but my understanding was that there
> were a significant user contribution.
> 
> So either we would see that user contribution go away or VSI would need
> a "community corner" on their web site.
> 
> If we rely on VSI. We could also decide to help VSI by having the
> community done outside of VSI.
> 
> Arne
> 
1) As I said now for years, for sure community can help and has to help 
VSI. Sites like openvms.org are part of these usefull things we can do.

2) We need independent ways of support for VMS. Because we had to 
understand sometimes the unique supplier, in its very prestigeous Head 
Quarter, can be wrong, and without independent observers (like sweedish 
people in 2013, for example), errors can become desasters.

(1) + (2) = The ecosystem paradigm around VMS is changing. No more big 
world company with childish ( :) ) customers, but a startup in a network 
where every strength matters.

Gérard Calliet