[Info-vax] VMS Features I Wish Linux Had

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In article <75603d-p32.ln1 at Ubuntu.mike-r.com>, Henry Crun <mike at rechtman.com> writes:
>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)

So, hell runs on VMS?  Probably because hell can't afford downtime with all
of those lawyers and politicians headed that way!


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