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

Dan Cross cross at spitfire.i.gajendra.net
Thu Nov 3 14:35:38 EDT 2022


In article <tjubrr$17lrh$1 at dont-email.me>,
Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>On 11/2/2022 1:11 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
>> In article <tjrk05$qlu5$3 at dont-email.me>,
>> Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>> [snip]
>>> The best tool for the job is the overriding criteria.
>>
>> And under what circumstances is VMS the right tool
>> for the job for a new installation?  I can't think
>> of any.
>
>You misunderstand.

Maybe, or did you ignore the question?

>The "right tool" would be the apps that the user needs.

Ok. So under what circumstances are "the apps" that
the user needs for a new installation available under
VMS and nothing else?

>OS doesn't matter, unless it is required for the "right tool".

Bluntly, I don't believe you.  There's a lot of OS
dependency baked into IT management.  For example,
how do we do backups for bare-metal DR?

	- Dan C.




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