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   On 07/11/2025 21:46, Dan Cross wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > bill   wrote:   
   >> On 11/6/2025 6:58 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>> On 11/6/2025 6:35 PM, Chris Townley wrote:   
   >>>> On 06/11/2025 21:28, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Rust is not available for VMS.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yet...   
   >>>   
   >>> True.   
   >>>   
   >>> But I do not expect it to become available any time soon.   
   >>>   
   >>> Sure most OS and compiler people would love to see Rust on VMS.   
   >>   
   >> I doubt most "OS and compiler people" have a clue what VMS   
   >> is or care what languages run on it.   
   >   
   > I assure you you are wrong about the first part.  Unfortunately   
   > the second part is probably accurate.   
   >   
   > It didn't help getting a new generation of folks interested in   
   > alternatives to the dominant near-monoculture that the hobbyist   
   > program went away.  :-(  I get that VSI had pragmatic reasons,   
   > but is still a real shame.   
   >   
   > 	- Dan C.   
   >   
      
   The VSI Hobbyist program is still there, and seemingly well used. It   
   just doesn't give access to install media. However the VMDK is perfectly   
   usable   
      
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   Chris   
      
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