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

[Dave Froble]

On 6/2/2023 8:26 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-06-01, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>
>> I am not sure that I understand the problem.
>>
>
> That's obvious. :-)

Yes ...

>> We are talking about a PR stunt here - running a VMS cluster with
>> 4 architecture to get some good press.

There appear to be users of emulated VAX systems.  These could be serious 
production systems.  Perhaps such users would like to add an x86 VMS system, and 
to cluster it with their emulated VAX systems.  Why?  I don't know, and it 
doesn't matter.  So, considering it a "PR stunt" is unfair to such users.

>> Nobody cares whether that system uses encrypted clustering
>> traffic or not.
>>
>
> How good do you think the press coverage will be when they find out
> this super-duper clustering technology is using completely unencrypted
> protocols ?

Nothwithstanding Simon's paranoia, it is an issue for potential customers. 
Myself, I'd suggest a bit of security.  But it isn't my horse in this race.


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