[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-09-12, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
> In article <shldvp$1jl$1 at gioia.aioe.org>, =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=
><arne at vajhoej.dk> writes: 
>> 
>> Thinking loud that must include:
>> - extend available compilers
>
> All compilers should support the latest standard, or at least the latest 
> supported by those from other vendors.  And they need to be good 
> quality.  DEC compilers used to be the gold standard.
>

DEC compilers stagnated for over 20 years while everyone else carried
on developing their compilers. We are now seeing the results of that.

>> - work with open source projects to include VMS as supported platform
>>    in main repo

This is important because there will be security issues. Having VMS
as a supported platform within the project itself will be vital to
getting an updated release out quickly to VMS users.

>
> Definitely.  LaTeX!  Firefox!!!
>

That's not a strategy for VMS Phillip. That's a suicide note.

Simon.

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