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

[Dave Froble]

On 6/1/2023 6:34 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> 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
>

You may be correct.  Would be nice.  However, we're discussing something tightly 
coupled with the OS.  A good question for VSI.

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