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Subject: Re: Is GNV a VSI or external project ?
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:45 -0500
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On 12/23/2024 3:21 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:12:51 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> ... if there are still VMS sites around with a strict
>> "only software from VMS owner or well known commercial vendors like
>> Oracle are allowed on the VMS system" policy.
> 
> I wonder how long customers with policies like that manage to stay in
> business ...

Depends on whether someone send them a telefax to inform them
that they are behind.

:-)

It is an approach that was relative common 40 years ago,
but rather rare today.

Note though that unless you have some advanced security
mechanisms in place, then it may actually not be a bad
policy. There has been a lot of malware attacks in
recent years via reputable software repositories.

Arne