[Info-vax] News on the licensing side?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/27/2023 7:32 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> If some people has believed that when 9.2 was out then VMS x86-64
> was all done, then they could not have been more wrong.
> 
> First we need the native compilers. Cross compilers are
> not good enough. VMS tradition, confidence in VMS x86-64
> and the problem with relying on a dead platform Itanium
> makes native compilers a must.
> 
> Then the ISV's and open source maintainers need to
> add support for VMS x86-64. We already know that Rdb
> will be a year of waiting.
> 
> And then the sites need to start testing, planning
> of migration and budgeting for migration.
> 
> And then the actual migration.
> 
> I don't know precise how long time it will take, but
> to me something like 2023: 0%, 2024: 10%, 2025: 25%,
> 2026: 50%, 2027: 75%, 2028: 85%, 2029: 90%, 2030: 95%
> does not sound unrealistic.

 From the recent french VMS meeting writeup:

<quote>
For customers and vendor partners, VSI recommends on its slide to start
using the x86 version and to set up development environments by 2022. For
2023 it is the replication of the application construction environment and
production with native compilers followed by functional tests. 2024 should
be devoted to integration testing and production deployment.
</quote>

Arne