[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/13/2021 8:01 PM, chris wrote:
> On 09/13/21 18:24, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Bill Gunshannon<bill.gunshannon at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Any browser requires a desktop.  I thought that idea had been abandoned?
>>
>> No it doesn't, that is the beauty of DECWindows.  Mind you, there's 
>> really
>> no reason to have a browser on a machine without a desktop, other than
>> for diagnostic purposes and downloads.  But it's not required, and it is
>> occasionally handy.
>>
>> Does "occasionally handy" warrant an enormous effort to port a modern 
>> browser
>> to VMS?  I don't think so.  But if someone here wants to give it a 
>> try, have
>> at it.  That's the beauty of open source.
> 
> A lot of system management is done via browsers, for years now. Also, 
> for software dev, nothing beats a windowing system with multiple
> terminal windows and tabbed full screen editors. I used to be pretty
> deft with edt on a vt terminal but those days are gone forever. All the
> ilom i've worked with works far better using a browser for access. A 
> sort of universal access method for systems. So yes, lack of a browser 
> might be seen as a serious disadvantage.

Web interfaces are very common for admin stuff today.

But usually running the browser on a PC will work fine.

Arne