[Info-vax] BASIC compiler in the hobbyist distribution

[seasoned_geek]

On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 2:10:49 PM UTC-5, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <mk28ki$ik0$1 at dont-email.me>, David Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 
> 
> > seasoned_geek wrote:
> > 
> > > The more OpenSource is ported to OpenVMS the fewer customers VMS
> > > (open or otherwise) will have. This is a historical fact most people
> > > seem to choose to ignore. 
> 
> There is a strong correlation between the increase in global warming and 
> the decrease in pirates.  Surely pirates keep the Earth's temperature 
> down?  Arr, matey!

Jest all you want Phillip. Each and every company which pushed to get some "Open" package ported to VMS basically left the platform once they got it. The more you add things from wanna-be OS's which run on a joke of a CPU, the more they will continue to leave. Well, not so much "more" because way more than half are gone.