[Info-vax] Reimplementing VMS, was: Re: HP adds OpenVMS Mature Product Support beyond the end of Standard Support

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> JF Mezei wrote 2014-02-02 23:16:
>> On 14-02-02 14:25, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>
>>> Thus this false rumor spreading needs to be stopped.
>>
>> Your speculation that HP DID NOT evaluate...
> 
> "Evaluate". What is that more specificaly?
> 
> My memory might fail me, but wasn't it about actual code before?
> 
> "Evaluate" is something you can do around the coffee machine.
> 
> 

Yep!  And that probably DID happen.  Not that HP execs knew anything 
about it.

I've had conversations with people who would know about some of the 
issues with a port.  It's not deep dark secrets.

Not that any of this matters.

1) I doubt the feasibility of re-implementing VMS.

2) If (and that's still a big if) HP were to turn VMS loose, then a port 
would still be a big job.  Note that all of VMS, including the layered 
products, and most importantly the compilers, would be needed.