[Info-vax] Rdb/x86

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-11-12 kl. 19:22, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2020-11-12, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>
>> Oh, No, what does this mean to all those bemoaning the lack of Rdb on
>> x86 VMS?  What will they have to obsess over now?  Their whole reason
>> for being has been destroyed.  Woe is them ....
>>
> 
> How about the fact that VSI marketing is hopeless and that this should
> have been a public announcement from _VSI_ way before now ?
> 

Right. After the Youtube recording was closed down, the Zoom conference
was kept alive. And there was a sometimes a bit infected discussion about
the (lack of) VSI "marketing". In particular one guy, who has been involved
in Ada work in France that I think you know, raised his voice.

But then, VSI, as a partner to Oracle, can't officially announce anything
that Oracle does not agree to. The news must come from Oracle, as I see it.
So it is not only VSI that should be blamed here…


> Jan-Erik should not have been the one who needed to reveal this.
> 

Actually, in the Youtube recording, at the and when the official conference
had ended, I think I heard my name as one that was still online after the
official end... At 2:55:00 I think I can hear my name, "Jean-Eric" as it
is usually pronounced in French, I'm used to that after 5 years in Tunisia.
:-)

And besides, I was not the one who revealed it. It was Kevin Duffy, 
director at Oracle for all products for OpenVMS. And it was revealed
to everyone taking part of the presentation.

> I've just checked VSI's website - there's nothing there that I can see
> and this is _major_ and _very_ good news for VMS on x86-64.

Right, and I think that was commented on also.

> 
> My previous position is unchanged. VSI marketing should be building
> up excitement about VMS on x86-64 via an ongoing stream of public
> announcements, including reporting on developments from their partners.
> 

You are somewhat kicking in open doors. There was a fair amount of
criticism against VSI for the lack of marketing. Most of it was efter
the Youtube recording had been closed down...

> The goal should be obvious: to construct an image of VMS becoming
> active again after all this time.
> 
> Oh, and thanks to Jan-Erik for posting this information.

Thanks!
Having worked professionaly and constantly with Rdb since 25+ years,
I have no problem taking the time to post some news now and then. :-)

> 
> Simon.
>