[Info-vax] Rdb/x86

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/25/2020 5:04 PM, IanD wrote:
> I wasn't asking for official statement or clauses that might get vsi
> into hot water by stating something that might give a legal beagle an
> 'expected outcome' but surely we could have something put up to where
> we can send people to to shows things beyond the official x86 port
> are happening and where those browsing might easily stumble across
> it
> 
> What's wrong with a Rumor's mill page?
> 
> For example: https://www.gsmarena.com/rumored.php3
> 
> Google Rumor Mill and you'll get 10,600,000 results. Have quick
> browse of them and you'll see how they are being used
> 
> Rumor mill pages typically have some factual basis to them but they
> come without official endorsement
> 
> For example, those working on open source aspects of vms can post
> there to show what they are working on a new release of say php or
> mysql. At present this information has to be gleaned by listening to
> the discussions that get recorded each month and/or written up in the
> summary notes on Sourceforge
> 
> Approximate time frames might or might not be included but what they
> do is give people the idea that life is still there and that things
> are still happening
> 
> Rumor mills are great advertising focus points

Sounds like you are asking for the resurrection of
Charlie Matco.

:-)

But it is a different world today.

I suspect that the decision makers of today will pay
very little attention to rumor mills. They will only
consider official commitments. Way too many rumors
out there.

Arne