[Info-vax] Bliss was Re: Learning VMS application programming

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Shark8 wrote 2014-09-13 00:44:
> On 9/8/2014 3:06 AM, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip
> Helbig---undress to reply) wrote:
>> Now if VSI can get a modern web browser running on VMS, I'll be a really
>> happy camper.
>
> I dunno, Firefox seems to have a few memory-leak problems (though this
> /might/ be the integrated JS VM rather than the browser proper), Google's
> Chrome is probably a giant security breach [Google matches the NSA in
> disregard for privacy], IE is generally Windows-only (they did stop IE for
> Mac, right?) and/or gets a bad rap.
>
> IMO what's needed is a formally verified browser -- complete with any VMs.
> (But this entails a lot of work, and probably wold require development of
> formally-verified [library] components as well as the underlying tech [like
> the networking subsystem/interface].)

The major problem with that is that there is no market with
paying customers waiting for a local brower running in VMS.

Far better to run the browser in your desktop environment
and let VMS serve the content.