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

Robert A. Brooks FIRST.LAST at vmssoftware.com
Wed Mar 11 21:48:27 EDT 2020


On 3/11/2020 9:33 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2020-03-11, Bob Eager <news0073 at eager.cx> wrote:

>> Some drivers could be removed. And I was thinking 'modular' in terms of
>> loading different code for different VAX models.
>>
> 
> Drivers can no longer be unloaded on Alpha and above.
> 
> I don't know if VSI have any plans to address this for x86_64.

We have no plans to address this in X86_64.

I will be more definite -- we will not address this in X86_64.

-- 
                  -- Rob



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