From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/8/2025 8:16 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > I am seriously surprised that VSI have not already repeated this   
   > announcement on their general announcements mailing list so that   
   > anyone with _any_ possible interest in VMS is make aware of it. :-(   
      
   I suspect Oracle does not care about the general   
   VMS enthusiast only about those paying for Rdb and other   
   Oracle product licenses.   
      
   So the message need to reach them and they need to get   
   in touch with Oracle.   
      
   A few decades ago there were a Rdb mail-list - it would have   
   been prefect for this, but I believe it is gone now.   
      
   I am also a little concerned about the impact of oursourcing.   
   If employee XYZ responsible for a Rdb production system hear   
   this, then XYZ will likely feel inclined to write Oracle. But   
   what if consultant XYZ from a big US/India based consulting   
   company temporarily responsible for a Rdb production system   
   hear this? A) I will write Oracle to protect the customers   
   interest. B) I would like to write Oracle but company policy   
   forbid me to get involved in such matters. C) I don't care if   
   Rdb goes away - I will just be sent out to customers with   
   Oracle DB on Linux. D) Let me try and sell the customer   
   a migration project.   
      
   Arne   
      
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