[Info-vax] OpenVMS in the future, Open sourced or Closed? Intent is to keep it...

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <4798fba4-9c29-475e-aa3f-1985b2a02849 at googlegroups.com>, IanD
<iloveopenvms at gmail.com> writes: 

> As OpenVMS is ported to what-ever (x86, ARM, xyz), It would be interesting 
> to know if VSI's intent is to open source OpenVMS where possible or keep it
> a closed source system

Why should they open-source it?

> That being, I'm wondering if VSI will be open sourcing the new stack or 
> keeping it closed

Why should they open-source it?

> At some point, assuming the OS lives long enough, most things would have
> been rewritten and might eventually be free from the shackles of the HP
> licencing restrictions, it would be interesting to know if VSI have the
> intent of releasing OpenVMS to the greater community or whether they
> intend on keeping it closed 

What greater community?

I also doubt that most of VMS will ever be re-written.