[Info-vax] What does VMS get used for, these days?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/11/2022 7:40 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?=  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 11/10/2022 9:51 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> As software becomes more and more expensive, I think the need to have an
>>> efficient operating system that provides database features in the kernel
>>> becomes more important.
>>
>> Database in the actual OS kernel or just database shipping with the
>> OS distribution?
>>
>> It is not uncommon to put application functionality in the
>> kernel today, but I am not keen on the idea.
> 
> I think in the kernel.  Maybe not in the top ring, but in a ring below it.
> I want fast database access, I want rapid transaction turnover, I don't care
> necessarily about realtime operation or any direct UI other than for
> administration, or ever specifically making deadline.  I'm thinking of a
> specialized database engine.

I don't think I have ever heard about that for database.

But for web server then Tux for Linux and HTTP.sys for
Windows exist.

Arne