[Info-vax] Time to turn DECUServe into a mixed VMScluster?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2023-06-01 14:06, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-06-01, terry-... at glaver.org <terry-groups at glaver.org> wrote:
>> On Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 6:33:17?PM UTC-4, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> If my feeble memory still works, I think that has already been answered.
>>>
>>> x86 cluster communications will be modified, and to include Alpha and/or itanic,
>>> a patch for either will be required. No patches for VAX, since VSI does not
>>> have a VAX release to which patches can be provided.
> 
> Correct. If you are going to show off VMS clustering then it has to be
> secure clustering, which means the VSI changes and which means no VAX.
> 
>>
>> As a reminder, the VSI FAQ still says "Clustering of VSI OpenVMS for x86-64 with VAX/VMS systems is still under investigation at this time." See: https://vmssoftware.com/about/v9-qa/
> 
> That will be unencrypted clustering because otherwise VSI would have to
> create a clustering compatibillity kit for existing VAX versions, which
> they are not allowed to do.

Says who?

Why would they not be allowed to create any software for VMS for VAX? I 
strongly suspect that is an incorrect statement.

They cannot issue licenses for VMS for VAX without creating a new 
version of VMS, but that have no bearing on the ability to distribute 
some other software for VMS on VAX.

It would be like saying that noone is allowed to create any new software 
for VMS on VAX. Which would be an extremely weird thing to claim.

   Johnny