[Info-vax] VSI presentations today.

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-04-10, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
> Den 2019-04-10 kl. 19:53, skrev Simon Clubley:
>> On 2019-04-10, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> "First boot is hours away". Number of hours not specified...
>>> I think that estimate was a couple of weeks to a month.
>>>
>> 
>> I assume VSI are not running the boot contest then if it's as
>> close as that.
>
> That question was quickly passed by, as I remember.
>

Pity. That would have been fun. I wonder why they are not running
it this time around ?

>> 
>>>
>>> New IDE:
>>> - Get MS VS Code from MS.
>>> - Get VMS extentions from "MS MarketPlace".
>>> - No additional softare on VMS, all done through SSH.
>> 
>> I really hope no-one asks if it will also run over DECnet. :-)
>
> And if so, it will not. All VMS integration is by SSH commands.
> There is no server part to install.
>

Yes, I understood that. What I meant is people asking if they can use
DECnet as a command transport instead of using SSH as a command transport.

>> 
>>> - See https://www.vmssoftwaretraining.com/wiki/VMS_IDE for info.
>>>
>> 
>> Having different domain names may not be a good idea. Wouldn't it
>> be better to have everything under the normal and well-known VSI
>> domain name?
>
> I can't see how that matters a bit. It is just an URL after all.
>

The idea is to not scatter various VMS resources across multiple domains
and to give people a single starting point for everything VSI VMS related.

>> 
>>>
>>> VSI quickly commented on "Hobbyist licenses".
>>> - It is "in the works".
>>> - Maybe a self-service portal with free downloads.
>>>
>> 
>> Nice to see this is in the process of being addressed.
>> 
>> The interesting question is what happens to the VAX hobbyists ?
>> 
>> VSI can't release anything associated with VAX...
>
> Have you asked? But yes, it might very well be that all hobbyist
> efforts are targeting x86. Fine by me...
>

No, I haven't asked. My comments are based on multiple public postings
from VSI employees about VAX/VMS.

Simon.

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