[Info-vax] DECnet Phase IV and VMS code comments

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-11-25 16:38, David Froble wrote:
> Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2016-11-25 10:21, Dirk Munk wrote:
>>> My question is, why are you interested in this very old protocol? DECnet
>>> Phase V was designed for let's say an OSI Internet, so I'm sure it's
>>> beter designed in this respect. Before some one else tries to point it
>>> out, yes I know it doesn't have encryption when used with the OSI
>>> transport layers. It could have been done, and it still can be done
>>> using TLS, that has been designed for the OSI transport layer. I'm sure
>>> VSI will look into this :-)
>>
>> We've been over this before. I very much disagree, and I seriously
>> doubt VSI will put any work into Phase V, and I believe the comments
>> from others here pretty much agreed with that.
>
> Now, now, Johnny, don't be so fast with that disagreement.  Perhaps Dirk
> has more money than sense, and is going to be one of those willing to
> pay VSI big bucks for some work on DECnet V.  Don't forget, VSI has
> indicated that they will "follow the money".  How else could he be "sure
> VSI will look into this"?
>
> :-)

Ah! You have a very good point. I'm sure that VSI is happy to work on in 
if someone pays for it. I should have made my comment conditionalized on 
that.

>> You seem to be just about the only person who haven't got it that OSI
>> is dead, and so is Phase V. (And it's an ugly corpse, and trying to
>> revive it would not make it any prettier...)
>
> Got to agree, the user interface sure is ugly ....

That is also true. :-)

   Johnny