[Info-vax] Internationalization

[Simon Clubley]

On 2019-01-01, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Software is in some ways easier than hardware.  Most likely there is no 
> option of new VAX, Alpha, and soon itanic CPUs.  Not saying it cannot 
> happen, but the cost will be rather high, and there will be alternatives.
>
> But best thing is, software does not break.  What it did yesterday, it 
> will do today, and tomorrow.
>

Oh, yes it does break.

For example, there's some environment change (such as a change in minimum
TLS version or you have to move from unencrypted communications to
encrypted communications) or it's discovered the software had additional
undocumented functionality (also known as a vulnerability).

Simon.

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