[Info-vax] BASIC (was Re: 64-bit)

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-01-15, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 14:17:46 -0000 (UTC), Simon Clubley wrote:
>
>> In some security-sensitive environments, such as the environments some
>> VMS systems are running on, you can't just install a scripting language
>> from the Internet that has not been validated by your vendor (ie: VSI).
>
> I don?t understand this. Corporate machines are supposed to be locked down 
> for security, yet they let some third party (VSI, Microsoft, whoever) 
> control what does and doesn?t go on their machines? Surely they would want 
> to be the ones with that control. Aren?t these proprietary platforms 
> supposed to give them that control?

It's about accountability and support. If the vendor screws up, you can
hold them accountable and your contract with them requires the vendor to
fix any faulty software.

You don't have to install everything the vendor offers (see my previous
comments about selecting what you need during installation), but if the
vendor offers something, you can hold them accountable if you use it and
find a problem.

Simon.

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