10 Mar
2020
10 Mar
'20
3:35 p.m.
On 3/9/20 10:19 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote:
>> So.
>> At the end of the day there are three paths.
>> 1.? Accept that HP doesn't give two hoots about hobbyists and patch the
>> abandoned operating system to fix the problem.
>> 2. Declare that we need to develop an open replacement.
>> Or
>> 3.? Accept that HP actually owns the rights to our VAX 11/785 machines
>> and
>> arrange for them to be dropped off at their corporate headquarters because
>> they can't do anything without software.
>> Sigh...
> 4. Contemplate what would happen if dropped off from a considerable
> altitude, . . .
> It is discouraging that they have the power, and legal rights, to do what
> they like,
On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
With their own property
Exactly. Their ownership of the IP gives them the power and legal rights
to do what they like.
but don't
value the hobbyist market enough to try to help.
Which costs them money with very likely no ROI. What a way to run a business. :-)
Is a hobbyist program less effective as advertising than unrelated charity
and "image" ads to brag about it?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com