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

[David Froble]

Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2014-02-04 14:48:20 +0000, JohnF said:
> 
>> Bob Koehler <koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org> wrote:
>>> In article <lcqnkm$ekk$1 at reader1.panix.com>, JohnF 
>>> <john at please.see.sig.for.email.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>> Do you know if a re-implementation of vms system services, rtl, etc, 
>>>> has been done, using unix ipc mechanisms, etc?
>>>
>>> Since two or three vendors have products in this space, it must have 
>>> been done.
>>
>> Yes, my automated logical inference engine confirms the validity of 
>> your conclusion from your premises. But I'm unable to construct a 
>> google query to generate concrete examples, i.e., could you provide a 
>> few names?
> 
> Sector7
> 
>> Thanks. P.S. Got any free ones?
> 
> Mwwhahahahahahahahhahahahaha that's just so cute.
> 

Some people have bills to pay.  Don't know about those free software 
people.  Maybe they are all Bill Gates kids, and independently wealthy.