[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/16/2021 1:50 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-09-16, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 9/15/2021 7:07 PM, kemain.nospam at gmail.com wrote:
>>> It will be interesting to see if OpenVMS runs into this same challenge not
>>> that it will soon be released on X86-64.
>>
>> I don't think the change in HW platform would result in many more
>> patches.
> 
> It's not that clear Arne. The change in architecture to x86-64 will bring
> along security researchers who have tools for probing operating systems
> running on that architecture.

I am not convinced that the number of people:
- interested in checking VMS
- willing to get and install VMS on a standard VM
- not willing to get and install VMS on a VAX or Alpha emulator
is that big.

Arne