[Info-vax] OpenSSL CSWS-2.2-1

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 4/7/2019 2:54 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 4/7/2019 10:21 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> When the recent discussion about Intersystems was going
>> on I saw it again.  There is a very finite expense in
>> VARs moving to the new version of VMS.  Both on the
>> current architecture and on the future new architecture.
>> One must buy new equipment to develop, test and maintain
>> the product on the new architecture.  One must buy the
>> new version of the OS and the necessary licenses to use
>> it.  And one must weigh that cost against expected revenues.
>> When one was already considering dropping support it can
>> become very hard to justify the needed expense when one
>> has other platforms that more than supply the revenue
>> to keep the company successful.
> 
> They don't need to buy new x86-64 HW - they can run it on VM's.
> 
> And I expect that VSI offer ISV's (I assume you mean ISV's not VAR's)
> licenses for free or very little.

That's correct.


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                  -- Rob