[Info-vax] "VSI OpenVMS VAX"

[Dave Froble]

On 11/20/2019 5:51 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Now, it has been said that VSI would never support OpenVMS VAX.
> But remember that once that was said for OpenVMS Alpha also.
>
> But then on a sunny day, VSI loded the kit, changed a few things
> and presssed the "build" button, and voila, there we had an
> "VSI OpenVMS Alpha" distribution. All within the HPE agreement,
> I'm sure.

You might remember that VSI had pressure from paying customers to do so. 
  I do hope the work has paid off for them.

> So, not saying that it *will* happen (and I'm sure VSI will say
> that it will not happen), but my understanding is that there is
> nothing in the HPE agreement preventing VSI to load the VAX kit,
> change the welcome banner, and press "build". And then we'd had
> a "VSI OpenVMS VAX" kit fully within the HPE agreement.

That likely is possible.  That also is quite unlikely to happen.

> It is probably mostly/only a marketing decission. Is there a
> business case for doing so? I've no idea... :-)

If enough VAX users offered enough money, that just might be a business 
case.  Even then VSI might consider it something that hinders their core 
work and say no.  For hobbyists, not a chance.

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