[Info-vax] Posts

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-05-21, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 5/21/2024 3:27 PM, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> Once they limited the hobbyist programme to just the VMDKs on a yearly
>> basis, that was it. I'm not feeling very hopeful now.
>> 
>> Now they can't get the feedback on result when people do the kicking
>> the tyres on OpenVMS and testing all these lovely software packages off
>> their portal any more.
>
> I believe that the changes to the CL program was a big step in
> the wrong direction (I posted a long rant about it when it
> happened).
>
> But I am not convinced that it is the main reason for
> c.o.v/I-V "decline".
>

Another reason could be that many VMS systems have reached the end
of their life and, for various reasons, many have now been replaced
with non-VMS solutions.

VMS is clearly in a managed decline situation, but the real question
is just how rapid is that decline before there isn't a large enough
userbase left to remain viable ?

2 years ? 5 years ? 10 years ?

Simon.

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