[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2020-07-31 19:51:00 +0000, John Dallman said:

> And there are almost certainly security bugs in VAX VMS that have been 
> inherited by x86-64. Releasing the source makes it easier for bad 
> actors to find them; this is a significant worry with products 
> transitioning from closed to open source.

Reversing binaries is a whole lot easier on x86-64, given the 
availability of tools.
Ghidra is one such example tool now available, and there are others.
But reversing has been possible for a very long time.
First reversing I've done was with Apple II, and then a fair amount 
with VAX and later.
Fuzzing tools are also more widely available on x86, too.


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