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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/2/2023 8:26 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-06-01, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> We are talking about a PR stunt here - running a VMS cluster with
>> 4 architecture to get some good press.
>>
>> 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 ?

I don't see the problem.

Decision makers will not be interested in such detail.

The sysadm/network/security professionals will know that
a lot of data center traffic is unencrypted and ZTA
initiatives are work in progress. And as soon as they
hear the age of the involved systems then they will
not expect encryption. If they hear that there are plans
to add encryption for the systems less than 25 years old,
then they will be very happy.

That leaves the group of random internet whiners. And
they don't matter.

Arne