[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

[Henry Crun]

On 12/06/16 12:12, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2016-06-11 16:52, David Froble wrote:
>> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2016-06-10 18:12, David Froble wrote:
>>>> John E. Malmberg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One issue with the VMS terminal line editing is because it is handled
>>>>> in the driver, it does not have access to the filesystem to allow it
>>>>> to do filename completion.
>>>>
>>>> Not asking this just to be some smartass, even though that's what I am.
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> What is the relative value of such a feature?  Sure, developers might
>>>> make use of it.  But end users of the applications may not even have a
>>>> clue what a file is, and really, that's who the systems are for.
>>>>
>>>> Just like the many discussions on command line recall, what's the real
>>>> value?
>>>
>>> Well, for those people, even the commandline itself is unknown, so of
>>> course any additional features in this area are wasted.
>>>
>>> It's like asking what the additional value is of binoculars, if we're
>>> talking about blind people. Of course the answer is "none". But is
>>> that target group relevant in the discussion?
>>>
>>>     Johnny
>>>
>>
>> If we're talking about where VSI should spend their limited development
>> money, then yes, it's very relevant.
>
> So the question you are posing is if VSI should do any work on the command line
> interface, because a lot of people are not using the command line interface at
> all? Fair enough. That is a valid question.
> Anyone know how many VMS users who do not use the command line interface?
>
>      Johnny
>
Data point:
Nine VMS instances (running on five Charon HW)
Approx 400 users
Of whom five have DCL access (Of those five three are hell-desk support, with 
limited access)

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