[Info-vax] Porting to Linux instead of x86-64 VMS, was: Re: 3rd party SATA SSD usage on RX2660+P400 in a production environment?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2019-07-02 17:22:45 +0000, Simon Clubley said:

> On 2019-07-02, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>> And in two or three years, we'll either be starting to replace these 
>> existing servers with x86-64 and ports to that, or we'll be starting up 
>> the Linux ports again.
> 
> Are people actually talking about doing the latter ?

Discussions of porting to Linux?  Now?  Yes.  There are active ports underway.

In two or three years, and should there then be substantial delays with 
or should there be no viable x86-64 target?  There'll be more 
discussions. And likely also more ports.

Purchasing new-old-stock and used Integrity Itanium servers won't be 
popular with some purchasing departments, whether those with warranties 
or otherwise.

> If so, is this due to the current VMS on x86-64 timescales or is it due 
> to some lack of information coming out of VSI ?

Costs and benefits and risks.  Same as usual.

> If it's the latter, is there anything VSI can do at the moment to give 
> both management and technical customer employees more confidence in the 
> future of VMS ?

Ship, and a clear path and progress to same.  Which is what Clair has 
been demonstrating here.

And yes, there are and have been issues with VSI communications.  VSI 
is addressing various of these, incrementally.

There is VSI marketing information available from Dave, Clair, Rob, 
Rick, and the other fine folks working in VSI marketing.

Some of that VSI information gets posted here.  Some gets presented at 
sessions and in webinars.

Much of the rest of the materials are selectively (and somewhat 
unfortunately) only distributed to existing, paying customers.

Yes, all you brilliant VSI folks that post and that discuss OpenVMS 
with folks outside VSI, you *are* in VSI marketing.  Each and every one 
of you.





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