[Info-vax] OpenVMS Technical Journal v18 and Flash

[Paul Sture]

On Sun, 13 May 2012 09:43:32 +0200, Michael Unger wrote:

> On 2012-05-13 03:25, "Arne Vajhøj" wrote:
> 
>> Updating stuff when you use the internet is a fact of life today.
> 
> True.

The VMS specific problem here is that many tools are down-revision. From 
Hoff's web site:

http://labs.hoffmanlabs.com/node/1817

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*  VMS isn't easy to manage, particularly for those that have no
   experience with it. For instance, changing the host name, or conflicts
   between DECC and CDSA, or the feature logical names in general.
   Comparatively, it once was easy, but user expectations have changed
   (greatly) since the inception of OpenVMS some thirty years ago.

*  The web-facing tools and languages are down-revision, and many key
   components are infrequently updated. Apache, for instance.

*  Modern tools are lacking, or are down-revision; Ruby, Lua, Python, php,
   bash, Scala, etc

*  VPN mechanisms such as IPsec, OpenSSL, PPTP, L2TP and analogous are
   missing, or down-revision

*  OpenVMS has no integration with Active Directory or Open Directory;
   yes, passwords can be synchronized, but that's it.

*  There are no end-user interfaces for managing digital certificates;
   whether for ssl or Apache or ssh or otherwise"
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> 
>> OS, browser, Java, Flash, AcrobatReader etc.etc..
> 
> Well, that's at least disputable. I don't want to install software I
> don't need at all, Java or Flash e.g. And I really don't expect Flash to
> be needed to view a PDF document.
> 

With modern kit, if you really need those you can run them in a virtual 
machine.

-- 
Paul Sture