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   Dan Cross to clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-   
   Re: Staying on OpenVMS or Migrating to L   
   10 Sep 25 13:24:10   
   
   From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net   
      
   In article <109rqpv$1nl2b$3@dont-email.me>,   
   Simon Clubley   wrote:   
   >On 2025-09-09, Lawrence D˙Oliveiro  wrote:   
   >> On Tue, 9 Sep 2025 19:50:44 +0200, gcalliet wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> We thought the VMS market would at least remain the same, because of   
   >>> the VSI announces... it is has been shrinking all these years.   
   >>   
   >> No big surprise. The x86-64 port just took too long. It should have   
   >> been done a few years quicker, using the sort of shortcut we have   
   >> discussed before.   
   >   
   >As you have been told multiple times, the option you propose already   
   >exists in the form of Sector7 and has for _many_ years. They are very   
   >well known within the VMS world, and yet many people still want the   
   >genuine VMS product.   
   >   
   >Please remember this before you raise this bogus subject yet again.   
      
   Arguing with him is like arguing with a blow dryer: you can tell   
   it whatever facts you like, for as long as you like, and for as   
   many times as you like, but it doesn't matter because it will   
   never do anything other than blow hot air.   
      
   	- Dan C.   
      
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