[Info-vax] Ghostscript and HTML Browser on X86

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 12/14/22 10:05, chris wrote:
> 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.

Not always.  If you dig deep enough you can often find a CLI buried
deep inside.  Which is a good thing in some cases.  AN example is
Cisco.  There are many things that can not be done using their web
interface and must be done from the command line.  Add to that the
fact that once someone has been forced to use the command line they
can never go back to the web interface as it will gleefully toss
any of the changes you made with the CLI because it doesn't
understand them.  And not tell you it is doing such.  :-)

> 
> 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...
>

But not necessarily the best choice.

bill