OpenMPE Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

01 Jun 2006

Present: Birket Foster, John Wolff, Paul Edwards, Matt Perdue, Donna Garverick, Alan Tibbetts, Jennifer Fisher
Absent: Chuck Ciesinski, Bill Lancaster (LOA)

2006-06-01-01
Minutes
RESOLVED that the minutes of: 23 Mar 2006 be ratified. J. Fisher abstaining.
RESOLVED that the minutes of: 30 Mar 2006 be ratified as amended. J. Fisher abstaining.
2006-06-01-02
Conference Topics
The Board would like B. Foster to introduce the following topics at an upcoming conference:
  • Are 3rd-party vendors willing to be 'lab' support for OpenMPE?
  • Brainstorm about how to get customers to update?
2006-06-01-03
MPE 7.5 on 9x7 Hardware
There has been a flurry of emails on hp3000-l about how someone has booted 7.5 on a 9x7 system by using the reverse engineered version of ssconfig that they call 'ssedit'. There's much interest in the legality of this.
2006-06-01-04
Meeting w/ HP
M. Pavinen thinks that Source Build Review work can begin at the end of July. B. Foster to remind M. Pavinen about the lack of progress regarding MPE certification. The Board suggested that we lock-in a start-of-work date. If the work is delayed, we're still paid. We're still due a PSA and SOW.
2006-06-01-05
MPE Hardware Sales
J. Fisher reported that new MPE systems are still being sold through Client Systems.
2006-06-01-06
Next Meeting
For the next meeting, be prepared to finish work on the survey form.
Minutes Prev 25 May 2006 Next 08 Jun 2006

Unless otherwise noted, all resolutions were carried by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Minutes ratified 27 Jul 2006