[Info-vax] VMS-based distributed computing project?

[John Reagan]

On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 1:56:21 PM UTC-4, seasoned_geek wrote:
> >    Which do you think was a bigger problem, small numbers of
> > VMS Alpha systems, or a complete inability to build the (C++)
> > software with the required IEEE FP on VMS Alpha?  I claim
> > that testing and certification are much easier if one can
> > actually build a working executable.
> 
> I actually save this message in my inbox on the BOINC forum because this question comes up so often. This was the response in 2012
> 
> =====
> Hello Roland,
> 
> I am sorry, there is still no BOINC client for VMS. I have not enought VMS knowledges to port the BOINC client and some science applications to VMS. The persons which asked for the BOINC client for VMS in the past had no interest to port it to VMS.
> Are you interested to port the BOINC client to VMS? - If yes, I can assist and help you in the porting.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Lars
> =====
> 
> The bottom line is, even if all of the tools were ported to VMS it wouldn't matter. The vast majority of people developing OpenSource projects wouldn't know a real OS if it bit their backside.

So it is now 2015.  Somebody offered to help back in 2012 and nobody took them up on the offer?  I've found that most open source projects are welcoming and usually want more targets.  We just need to help out with the OpenVMS specifics.  Did anybody follow up back in 2012?