[Info-vax] Rdb/x86

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/24/2020 2:16 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 11/24/2020 1:54 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 11/24/2020 1:30 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2020-11-24, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> But what exactly do you want VSI to say?
>>>
>>> I want VSI to tell _everyone_ about the latest Oracle briefing on
>>> Rdb for x86-64 VMS and to sell it as proof that major things are
>>> finally happening in the x86-64 VMS world and that important
>>> vendors are committing to x86-64 VMS and hence helping to keep the
>>> platform viable for everyone, even for those who do not use the
>>> vendor's products.
>>
>> But as I trised to explain then VSI cannot commit on
>> behalf of Oracle.
> 
> If any vendor says something public about their product, then interested 
> parties can surely point people to that information.

If Oracle put something official about the port on their Rdb section
on their web then linking to that would be obvious.

>  From what I've seen, VSI should be able to "mention" what Oracle has 
> said publicly, even if it was only to their customers.  But consider, 
> perhaps Oracle has asked VSI to not do so.  Don't ask me why.  I haven't 
> a clue.  But it is a possibility.
> 
> It is my impression that VSI just might not have a huge marketing budget 
> at this time.

Putting something on VSI web and sending a note
to a few IT news web sites is not going to cost much.

Arne