[Info-vax] Internationalization

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/31/2018 7:00 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2018-12-31 kl. 08:14, skrev Dave Froble:
>> On 12/30/2018 8:25 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> Based on VSI's offerings, there is clearly still a need for supported
>>> Alpha systems. It doesn't matter that the Alphas might be emulated
>>> Alpha systems because it means people are still running Alpha based
>>> code in production.
>>
>> VSI has already addressed this, with Versions 8.4 2L1 and 2L2.  These 
>> are VSI releases, not HP releases, which takes HP(e) out of the 
>> picture.  While they may have on on going releases,
> 
> Can you explain that "may have on on going releases".
> 
>> they have already addressed the need to have their own release.  Short 
>> term, this is good.  Long term, after the port is completed, the goal 
>> will be to have everyone possible on x86 systems.
>>
> 
> We are currently on Alpha 8.4-2L2 but note that both 8.5 (the release
> that includes the new VSI TCPIP V10.6) and 9.2 (the first production
> release for x86-64) are part of the roadmap for Alpha.
> 
> It is somewhat questionable if our environment ever will be on x86.
> 
>> And yes, there may be those stuck on Alpha.
>>
>>> Of course, it's possible that the systems are effectively frozen
>>> (apart from, say, security patches), but I wonder if anyone is
>>> wanting to run new applications, or to extend existing applications,
>>> on their Alpha systems ?
>>
>> There isn't, as far as I can see, a good reason to do so.
>>
>> But, what do I know ??????
>>
> 
> Well, the world does not stand still. We have a long list of development
> projects on our Alpha environment. Both updates to the current apps but
> also new applications.
> 
> And I do not think that the Alpha offer from VSI was put together only
> for us, so there must be a conciderable number of similar sites.

VMS sites have traditionally been very slow to switch.

I suspect that VSI will have to support Alpha and I64 until
2028-2030 frame.

Maybe not every new feature but enough to provide some value.

Not because VSI will like it (I am sure that they would like
everybody to migrate fast), but because there will be
a demand from VSI's customers.

Arne