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

[Andreas Cejna]

Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 06:44:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ian Miller <gxys at uk2.net>
To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
Subject: Re: [Info-vax] openvms.org/openvmsnews.com
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On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 12:39:01 PM UTC+1, Hans Bachner wrote:
> Ian Miller schrieb am 20.05.2019 um 13:20:
> > On Monday, May 20, 2019 at 2:52:58 AM UTC+1, Simon Clubley wrote:
> >> On 2019-05-17, Ian Miller <gxys at uk2.net> wrote:
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>
> >> If you don't want to continue with the domains, have you considered
> >> transferring them to someone else so the domains do not get taken over ?
> >>
> >> It looks like openvms.org expires in a couple of months and IMHO,
> >> openvms.org would be a good domain name for VSI to own.
> >>
> >> Simon.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
> >> Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world
> >
> > I don't own openvms.org and have not heard from the owner for quite a long time. OpenVMSnews.com used to go to a site hosted by Island Computers but that broke and now is (temporarily?) redirected to vmssoftware.com
> >
> > A new site hosted by Island Computers is a possibility and could be called OpenVMSNews.com
> >
> > I was asking to see if there was any interest in a VMS news site separate from VSI.
> 
> I believe that a community website should be kept separate from the 
> company website of the OpenVMS owner/developer to ensure unfiltered 
> discussion of maybe controversial topics. While I don't see any danger 
> of censorship at this time, from VSI, things might change in the future 
> and the community should be kept independent of these changes.
> 
> Of course it would be nice to keep openvms.org active (who actually owns 
> it? Is it still Ken Farmer?), but OpenVMSnews.com (.org?) is also ok.
> 
> I would also welcome if de.openvms.org would be kept alive.
> 
> Hans.

As far as I know Ken Farmer still owns openvms.org but I've not heard from him for years. I'm glad to see http://de.openvms.org/stories.php is still alive and up to date :-)

I would definitely appreciate an OpenVMS Site driven by the community. Even VSI should appreciate that. 



btw - thanks to Martin for keeping de.openvms.org alive.



Andreas