[Info-vax] New VSI Community license PAK

[Dave Froble]

On 10/21/2020 6:28 AM, abrsvc wrote:
> On Tuesday, 20 October 2020 20:04:38 UTC-4, Dave Froble  wrote:
>> On 10/20/2020 6:02 PM, abrsvc wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Why step 1? V8.4-2L1 runs on more or less any Alpha. To make it easier,
>>>> use 8.4-2L1 on all Alphas, even if 8.4-2L2 *could* run on some.
>>>
>>> Per the note from Robert Brooks, 8.4-2l2 with patches will be required to be in a cluster with the x86 version.
>>>
>>
>> No, Robert used "2Lx", which I take to be both 2L1 and 2L2.
>>
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>
> You are correct and I misread the note.  It would appear that both variants will be patched as you (and Robert) indicated.  My error.
>

I will confess that I don't6 know all the ramifications, but, I do 
wonder why VSI doesn't just issue a new version of VMS instead of a 
patch for an existing version.  The end result would be the same, but 
new installs would require an immediate patch.

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David Froble                       Tel: 724-529-0450
Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc.      E-Mail: davef at tsoft-inc.com
DFE Ultralights, Inc.
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Vanderbilt, PA  15486