[Info-vax] Taking a break - Open Source on OpenVMS Conference Calls Resume in the FALL of 2022...

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-06-15, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
> On 2022-06-14, <pedersen at ccsscorp.com> <pedersen at ccsscorp.com> wrote:
>> We started these discussions  and exchanges a DECADE ago!!!  A LOT has been
>> discussed and a lot has happened.   Many improvements have been made in the
>> process.
>>  
>> BUT.
>>  
>> After thinking about the state of mind of many of us - tired, withdrawn,
>> frustrated and detached.  As well as  my own commitments to work and family,
>> I have come to the conclusion that we should all take a break from the
>> conference calls and focus on ourselves and when there is time work to get
>> some progress on the various Open Source projects we have been championing.
>>  
>
> That makes perfect sense - it's been clear for quite some time that the
> current meetings have been a case of "going through the motions".
>
> Enjoy your well-earned break. I suspect that as September gets closer,
> you will probably still feel the same way and that sometime next year
> will be a more realistic goal for restarting the meetings (if you still
> feel like you want to do so after having had the chance to reflect).
>
> In any case, thanks to you and others for your open source efforts on VMS.
>

I am surprised that no-one else has offered any comments about this or
about how they see, at a technical level, the best way forward for
porting open source software to VMS.

Simon.

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Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
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