[Info-vax] VMS Software: New US Mailing Address

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/12/2022 1:17 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2022-10-12, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>> It would seem to me that the current owners of the mentioned software would be
>> responsible for porting their software, not VSI.
> 
> That's a very, very, short-sighted view David.
> 
> Operating systems exist to run applications. Without those applications,
> the operating system means nothing.

True.

> DEC understood this, which is why you used to have the old Software handbooks.

If the missing piece of the puzzle is just that then VSI could
easily create the web based equivalent.

> It is very strongly in VSI's interest to help vendors port their applications
> to x86-64 VMS.
> 
> Unfortunately, VSI's limited resources means they can't help as many
> people as it would be beneficial to help.

They can't. And they probably shouldn't. And other vendors don't.

Arne