[Info-vax] The real problem that needs solving to grow VMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/16/2022 1:25 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 12/16/2022 10:07 AM, Dan Cross wrote:
>> In article <tng03p$35io8$1 at dont-email.me>,
>> Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>> Yeah, if you got over 40 years of development of a product that does 
>>> exactly
>>> what it's intended to do, you should just seriously consider pitching 
>>> it, huh?
>>
>> If you can only run it on a system that may not exist in 5
>> years, then yes.
> 
> The planet "MAY" not exist in 5 years!
> 
> Using that type of argument could mean that nothing ever gets done.

One evaluate the risk, whether anything can be done about it
and what is an appropriate action.

For a lot of the planet threatening risks there will be nothing
we can do. Sending up a drill crew to dump a nuke down inside an
asteroid is just a movie.

For the not-forever VMS licenses, then I think it is
a real issue, but an issue that should not cause panic.
Meaning no justification to run away screaming, but good
reason to bring the topic up when one talk to VSI. The
french group handled it the right way. If customers have
some concerns they bring it up with the vendor and if the
vendor hear it from enough customers, then they start
look for an acceptable solution.

Arne