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On 3/26/2025 2:43 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2025-03-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> It sounds like the delay of Rdb is pushing some customers
>> to go elsewhere.
> 
> What is the current release schedule ? Have they been able to say
> what the problems with completing the port might be ?

I think the thread "New VSI post on Youtube" from mid August
has all the latest.

>> <quote>
>> Porting Privileged Code Applications and Device Drivers to x86, Camiel
>> Vanderhoeven
>>
>> Almost all user application code should just "compile, link and run"
>> when migrating from OpenVMS on Alpha or Integrity to OpenVMS on x86.
>> However, if you're porting a program that uses privileged code or a
>> device driver, there is a good chance that you will have to make some
>> changes to your code. This session will explore what to look out for in
>> your code, and how to adapt your code to run on x86.
>> </quote>
>>
>> That must be the hard core stuff!
> 
> Not really as it sounds like incremental changes stuff.
> 
> Hard core would be implementing a rmmod that works on VMS. :-)
> 
> (Or implementing support for plug-in filesystems... :-) )

Greedy.

Arne