[Info-vax] VMS survivability

[Dan Cross]

In article <memo.20230219223054.11588N at jgd.cix.co.uk>,
John Dallman <jgd at cix.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <tsu5fl$fuk$5 at reader2.panix.com>,
>cross at spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) wrote:
>> In article <tst9dd$dhc4$1 at dont-email.me>,
>> Arne Vajhøj  <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> >It is not obvious to me why VMS being open source should
>> >make it more attractive to develop open source on VMS.
>> 
>> It's prohibitively expensive to do so today.
>
>Actually, it isn't. There's a no-cost level for ISVs, which should
>include open source developers. You need your own hardware, of course,
>but that's normal for open source development. 
>
>https://videotape.com/about/partners/program/
>
>This is of limited value until there are native compilers for x86-64, but
>then it will allow open source development. 

That's good news!

	- Dan C.