[Info-vax] VMS Software Releases Roadmap Updates

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/27/2021 8:24 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 9/27/21 1:53 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2021-09-27, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>> On 9/27/2021 12:23 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>> Looks as if x86 will be useless, for me, for more than a year ..
>>>
>>> 9.2 are expected out in April and are considered production ready.
>>> So only a half year.
>>
>> It was originally due out at the end of this year however.
>>
>> In addition, I suspect that some people will need to see at least one
>> point release after that before they will consider running it in
>> production.
>>
>>> *IF* you are willing to cross compile your Basic code on Itanium.
>>>
>>> But I fear that at least some people will question the "production
>>> ready" status when native compilers are not available. That is
>>> not a real issue (it is common for some types of system to
>>> use cross compile), but it could very well be a perceived like
>>> that.
>>
>> Not everyone will have an Itanium system. Some people are still
>> on Alpha.
> 
> And what is the likelihood that a potential new customer would buy
> an Itanium just to be able to use an x86/64?

None.

But this is clearly for existing VMS customers.

Arne