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

[seasoned_geek]

On Friday, May 8, 2015 at 1:50:36 PM UTC-5, Bob Koehler wrote:

> Some of these happen to be radiation hardened and/or space quailfied. 
> And the folks who made the recomendation had earlier earned there respect
> in the business by working with DoD.

Fresh from their success on the Yorktown???

http://gcn.com/Articles/1998/07/13/Software-glitches-leave-Navy-Smart-Ship-dead-in-the-water.aspx

Perhaps they were on this approval team??

https://www.scribd.com/doc/95282643/Backdoors-Embedded-in-DoD-Microchips-From-China

And who could forget this one

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1266976

Just saying someone worked at the DoD doesn't mean they did a good job, especially when it comes to technology.