[Info-vax] VLF: The 35th Anniversary Communique from the VMS Liberation

[Doug Phillips]

On 10/31/2012 9:37 AM, Bob Koehler wrote:
> In article <k6cofp$f3d$1 at solani.org>, Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> writes:
>>
>> It may well be that they don't own all of the IP hidden in VMS.
>
>     It has been clearly reported many times, by people who would know,
>     that VMS contains IP that DEC, Compaq, and now HP, doesn't own.
>

But no one in-the-know that I've read has said what that IP is or how 
deep it goes. What I've read leads me to believe it's not in the kernel 
or within any vital component, but mostly in the upper layers. I'd be 
willing to read any links you might have that explain it clearer.

One question is: What would VMS look like if it didn't have that IP?

The bigger question is: Would there be any advantage to HP if they 
released VMS to open source?