On 3/10/20 12:13 AM, Rod Smallwood 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, but don't value the hobbyist market enough to try to
help.
--
Like all large US corporations they are dollar driven
Any business that is not dollar driven will soon be out of business.
Making money is what businesses do. Sadly, that seems to be another
idea that has fallen by the wayside in the US, like trust and risk.
bill