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

[kemain.nospam at gmail.com]

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> From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Arne Vajhøj
> via Info-vax
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2022 8:53 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] What does VMS get used for, these days?
> 
> On 11/14/2022 1:59 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> > On 2022-11-11, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> >> 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.
> >
> > Rdb ? :-)
> 
> I thought that was in user space not kernel space (P0 vs S0 in more VMSish
> teminology).
> 
> Arne

For historical purposes, before it was sold to Oracle, I believe the Rdb runtime was included with the OpenVMS distribution. 

Can't remember what licensing terms were.

Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com




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