[Info-vax] OpenVMS x86-64 and RDB and DB's in general on OpenVMS

[Dirk Munk]

Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2015-06-29 12:25:42 +0000, Dirk Munk said:
>
>> I had a look at the Cassandra home page, and it didn't make me happy.
>> To start with it doesn't even say for which OS it is written. It's
>> Linux of course, but which type? Which version? x86 Linux only? 32 bit
>> and 64 bit? There's also a Windows version, but again no information
>> about 32 bit or 64 bit. And it hasn't been tested on Windows 8. I've
>> got news for them, Windows 8.1 is current, and Windows 10 is around
>> the corner.
>>
>> Why is it that the people who make these web sites can't even write
>> down the simplest information. That's always the problem with these
>> projects, simple straight forward documentation. The software may be
>> fine, but it is such a pain to get all the information you need to get
>> it running. One more reason to like VMS I suppose.
>
> Both the FAQ and Getting Started indicate Java, and the Getting Started
> recommends "Cassandra requires the most stable version of Java 7 or 8
> you can deploy, preferably the Oracle/Sun JVM. Cassandra also runs on
> OpenJDK and the IBM JVM. (It will NOT run on JRockit, which is only
> compatible with Java 6.)", and there are pre-built VMs available to ease
> deployment in your local VM.
>
>
Yes, I've read that too. But it doesn't seem to be a Java-only product. 
Just have a look at this page:
http://planetcassandra.org/cassandra/