[Info-vax] Creating an open source version of VMS, was: Re: OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <r48484$ltb$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> I wonder, if someone tried to create an open source version of VMS
> from public documentation only, if VSI would somehow try to suppress
> development of it.

You mean reverse-engineer it?

> I wonder if VSI would actively try to suppress development of such an
> alternative version of VMS.

No need.  Remember the FreeVMS folks?  What did they accomplish, after 
years of work?