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So they will give you everything for x64 but are cancelling the Alpha and Itanium versions. The purpose is to have more involvement on the x64 side. That is lo
by shrubble 3y ago
So they will give you everything for x64 but are cancelling the Alpha and Itanium versions. The purpose is to have more involvement on the x64 side.
That is logical but they needed to word it better and also put the 'Free for x64' message up front.
VMS has some strengths but the issue is that most gurus are not interested in x64 since the applications they are supporting don't need more speed than is available on Alpha or Itanium. Therefore there is no reason to upgrade.
- hakfoo 3y agoI'd expect a lot of the hobbyist interest in VMS is specifically people who have vintage DEC boxes and want to run somerhing more "authentic" than NetBSD.
- shrubble 3y agoA comment on a retrocomputing forum was along the lines of "the method to generate your own free-use unlimited time licenses on this old hardware has been around for a long time" (followed by a smiley face and "IANAL").