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

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <00B4DB0B.FCC5E1AD at SendSpamHere.ORG>, VAXman- 
@SendSpamHere.ORG writes: 

> >Supervisor mode, as implemented in VMS, is responsible for giving VMS
> >the dubious honour of having what is probably the longest undiscovered
> >vulnerability in the history of operating systems.
> >
> >(Unless anyone else knows of another operating system in active use
> >that has a vulnerability which lasted for at least 33 years until it
> >was finally discovered ?)
> 
> There is/was NO VULNERABILITY with SUPERVISOR mode!  There was a vulnerality
> in *code* executing in said mode.  *Code* bug fixed.

Right.  Even Jesus was hit with a vulnerability after 33 years but, like 
in this case, there was a quick fix.  :-)

(I'm now waiting to see Brian's laughed-off ass rolling past my window.)