[Info-vax] VSI community license

[Dave Froble]

On 10/25/2021 3:50 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <sl6hgc$voq$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>
>> For Alpha, I believe only V8.4 2L1 and V8.4 2L2 have been released by VSI.
>> There might be a good chance that VSI will not release any more Alpha
>> versions.  (They didn't really plan on any Alpha versions.)
>
> Yes they did, because they said a) that a mixed Alpha/x86 cluster would
> be offered and b) that that VMS on Alpha would have to be from VSI.
> That was in the very first announcement in the conference call.

That might have been a patch they intended.  Doesn't matter, it now exists.

>> Both are identical code.  2L2 is compiled to use EV6 capabilities.  While
>> there is a performance advantage, would a hobbyist really see much advantage?
>> Probably not.  For pre-EV6 CPUs, 2L1 is your only option.
>
> I have all CPUs, but some EV56 still in use.  I don't really care about
> the advantage at this point, especially since there is an EV6 in the
> cluster if I need it.  The more important issue is fresh install vs.
> upgrade.
>

I would seriously suggest a fresh install.  There might be some old cruff
around that might cause problems.

Installing VMS is trivial.

Adding in site customizations takes more effort.

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