[Info-vax] Taking a break - Open Source on OpenVMS Conference Calls Resume in the FALL of 2022...

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-06-14, <pedersen at ccsscorp.com> <pedersen at ccsscorp.com> wrote:
> We started these discussions  and exchanges a DECADE ago!!!  A LOT has been
> discussed and a lot has happened.   Many improvements have been made in the
> process.
>  
> BUT.
>  
> After thinking about the state of mind of many of us - tired, withdrawn,
> frustrated and detached.  As well as  my own commitments to work and family,
> I have come to the conclusion that we should all take a break from the
> conference calls and focus on ourselves and when there is time work to get
> some progress on the various Open Source projects we have been championing.
>  

That makes perfect sense - it's been clear for quite some time that the
current meetings have been a case of "going through the motions".

Enjoy your well-earned break. I suspect that as September gets closer,
you will probably still feel the same way and that sometime next year
will be a more realistic goal for restarting the meetings (if you still
feel like you want to do so after having had the chance to reflect).

In any case, thanks to you and others for your open source efforts on VMS.

>  
> John and I STILL BELIEVE that the GNUlib Assist Library makes the most sense
> to help reduce the effort of porting to OpenVMS the myriad of Open Source
> Packages that are out there and which are beneficial but which folks have
> not undertaken due to the various efforts that have be more or less randomly
> applied based upon the findings during the porting process.  If we could get
> a build with minimal effort and then worry about how to optimize and
> integrate OpenVMS specific features the process could be sped up by at least
> an order of magnitude or more.
>  

The Cygwin approach of providing core Unix compatibility functionality
in a library and then building Unix applications against that library
would indeed appear to be the best approach for VMS, given that it has
been a major success story on Windows and has provided us with a rich
Unix userland environment on Windows.

Simon.

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