[Info-vax] VMS port to x86

[JF Mezei]

JKB wrote:

> 	Right. I think it's really time to know if we want to assist to VMS
> 	death or if we want to do somethink to keep VMS alive. 


It isnt our business to do either. VMS is a commercial product entirely
owned by HO at the moment. HP is the one to assist its death or do
something to keep it alive.

We can't change HP's mind on this.  VMS is small compared to whatever
conracts HP has signed with Intel and HP isn't going to change those to
please VMS enthousiasts.

The only aspect the community can do is convince HP to announce it will
open source VMS on the day it announces the end of the line for iA64 VMS
and HP-UX.


Yes, it would have been nice if VMS had been onwed by a company whose
survival depended on the success of VMS because you would have then seen
that company market, price and develop VMS to compete and grow. But this
is now the case and it is entirely out of our hands.

Now, if HP were to come to us and ask us what would be needed to bring
VMS back to life, then our opinions would count. But that's not gonna
happen.