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

[Martin Vorländer]

Andreas Cejna wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2019 06:44:03 -0700 (PDT), Ian Miller wrote:
> 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
> 
> 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.

+1

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

You're very welcome.

cu,
Martin