[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/21/2024 9:33 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:14:59 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 4/21/2024 7:07 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> If only Windows had Linux-style service management, don’t you think?
>>> Imagine being able to add/remove, enable/disable and start/stop
>>> individual services without having to reboot the entire system!
>>
>> They don't need to imagine. They have been doing that for decades.
> 
> Windows can’t even update a DLL that is in use by running processes. I
> suppose it inherited that file-locking mentality from VMS.

None of the operations you mentioned requires to update
a DLL that is in use by a running process.

But yes - Windows does not allow that. Which is a complication
for Windows Update. But does not matter so much for the users
as they would want to reboot anyway.

VMS will allow it because the replacement will get a
new version number. But they should still reboot.

Arne