topic Re: OpenVMS EOL? in Operating System - OpenVMS

OpenVMS EOL?

GuentherF — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:59:29 GMT

I just heard rumors that OpenVMS is officially going end-of-life.

True?

/Guenther (who installed BL5 of VAX/VMS on 2nd VAX-11/780 in Europe)

Volker Halle — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:04:54 GMT

Guenther,

here is the 'HP customer letter' as published by openvms.org:

Draw your own conclusions...

Volker.

Richard Brodie_1 — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:43:33 GMT

My summary:

Volker Halle — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:36:36 GMT

Guenther,

here is a pointer to an HP press release 'HP Extends Support for OpenVMS through Year 2020' ...

Regards,

Volker.

Paul Jerrom — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 02:58:32 GMT

I think I heard my first VMS EOL rumour in 1987. Since then I've seen NT and Tru64 actually go EOL. And Digital, come to that...

When the 5 year roadmaps first came out each was met with a 'Oh, VMS only has 5 years to live'. I think the first one was back in 1997.

As Mark Twain said, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated".