[Info-vax] VSI has released 9.2-1

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 6/15/2023 6:26 PM, John Dallman wrote:
> * AMD CPUs compatibility
> * Initial support for KVM SCSI VirtIO
> * Built-in SSL3
> * Numerous fixes and improvements to the debugger and dump analyzer
> * Many native compilers, such as C, C++, Fortran, and Macro, are now
>    available for field test. A new set that includes Bliss, COBOL, and
>    BASIC is expected to become available soon
> * Support for newer VMWare hypervisors versions
> * Additional entropy collection mechanism
> 
> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2023-06-15-openvms-v9-2-1-release/

Lots of useful stuff (I don't get the entropy thing - sure it is
important, but there are many other things more important IMHO).

I got a notification email with what I think is an important paragraph:

<quote>
OpenVMS on x86 will be available for commercial orders on September 1, 2023.
<quote>

commercial order => revenue !!

> "SSL3" seems to mean OpenSSL v3, not the SSL v3 protocol, which has been
> deprecated for years.

Yes. That is VMS terminology.

Arne