[Info-vax] Ghostscript and HTML Browser on X86

[chris]

On 12/14/22 14:48, abrsvc wrote:
>> Admin and other everyday tasks have required the use of a
>> html browser for decades now and the lack of puts vms at a serious
>> disadvantage from a systems management point of view. People still
>> think a text only interface is good enough in 2022 ?, complately
>> naive.
>>
> 
> OpenVMS has never "required" a browser for admin tasks or any other for that matter.
> Not only is history part of the reason for this, but also the fact that there is often little to do.
> I have seen systems that run for years with little to no "admin" because they just WORK.
> No reboots, no changes to the apps, little maintenance, automatic backups etc.
> 
> How much Linux based admin requires a browser?

Have systems here with uptimes of years and none of them are vms,
though have been in the distant past. The common denominator for
all manner of everyday tasks is an html browser of some sort now.
External kit such as networking have provided a web page interface
for management for decades and is often the only possible access
method.

It's been a long time since the slogan, "the network is the
computer", but ever more true now, as connectivity and
interoperability are key to efficient systems. An html browser
is often the common link for all that...

Chris