[Info-vax] Rdb/x86

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-11-13 kl. 14:18, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2020-11-12, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2020-11-12 kl. 19:22, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>> 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.
>>
> 
> It's now the next day and still nothing on the VSI website that I can see.
> 
> This is absolutely massive and excellent news for the future of VMS
> and by now every customer that VSI has the contact details for should
> have been told about it, especially the non-Rdb users. :-(
> 
> This would send a major signal because VSI have managed to get _Oracle_
> to commit to Rdb on x86-64 and it would be a major confidence boost that
> x86-64 VMS is less likely to suddenly fail at the last moment.
> 
> I hope any VSI employees reading this tell VSI marketing to get their
> act together _today_ (literally) and get this news out to everyone.
> 
> This is really good news for building confidence in the future of VMS,
> but only if everyone knows about it.
> 
> Simon.
> 

Cool down...

What Kevin Duffy presented is probably what everyone already expected.
It is not a major surprice that Oracle are looking at Rdb/x86.
It would have been if they were *not* looking at Rdb/x86.

And besides, "next day" after what? How do you know that a large part
of the VMS customers doesn't already knew this? How do you know that
this hasn't been presented in other events before? Just the fact that
something isn't mentioned on c.o.v does not mean that it doesn't exist...
And who are those "everyone" you speak for?

So, cool down...

Anyway, I have just registered to an online event where Kevin Duffy will
have a 30 min update on "Oracle and VMS". Aranged by HP-Connect Sweden.
I expect the same information.