[Info-vax] Goodbye VAX

[Gabriele Zaverio]

On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 7:47:16 PM UTC+1, Don North wrote:
> On 2021-12-31 02:58, Simon Clubley wrote: 
> > Today is the last day for VAX systems unless you have a permanent licence. 
> > 
> > It was a good architecture for its time, but I doubt we will ever see 
> > something like it again. The world has moved very much to a 2-mode KU 
> > architecture approach (with operating systems designed to match) and 
> > also very much away from the CISC approach with all the complex 
> > instructions in hardware that VAX had. 
> > 
> > Goodbye VAX and farewell. 
> > 
> > Simon. 
> >
> Yes, my poor old VLC will lose it's brain tomorrow and become a boat anchor. 
> 
> 
> Welcome to OpenVMS (TM) VAX Operating System, Version V7.3 
> 
> Username: system 
> Password: 
> Welcome to OpenVMS (TM) VAX Operating System, Version V7.3 
> Last interactive login on Saturday, 18-DEC-2021 20:15 
> Last non-interactive login on Sunday, 21-AUG-2005 19:42 
> $ 
> $ show time 
> 31-DEC-2021 11:30:46 
> $ show license vax-vms 
> 
> Active licenses on node VMS: 
> 
> ------- Product ID -------- ---- Rating ----- -- Version -- 
> Product Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release Termination 
> VAX-VMS DEC 0 0 100 0.0 (none) 1-JAN-2022 
> %SHOW-I-TERMIMM, 1 license has terminated or will terminate in 30 days 
> $

I would say "Goodbye licenses, welcome license generators"! 
Preserving history is more important than stupid rules. 
FWIW I think we must disobey and react.