It might not be worth it to redhat. I wonder how many govt entities are still using DEC machines and can’t replace them easily.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2022, at 13:47, Grant Taylor via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > On 8/2/22 2:37 PM, Wayne S via cctalk wrote: >> I naively assume that since Decnet is a mature product supporting it just >> means testing it with new versions of Linux so not too much work is needed. >> If a linux distro keeps it it adds value to that distro. > > Fair enough. > > I think the problem is going to manifest itself if ~> when the kernel changes > so that it's no longer compatible with the old DECnet code and / or there is > a security problem. > > The kernel is constantly moving. At some point the distance between the > contemporary kernel and the DECnet code is too great and things fail. > >> So, in the future, Redhat, for example, might be the only distro left >> supporting it so if you need Decnet you’ll want Redhat. This Creates a niche >> market by default. > > I question if there is enough demand for it to be worth Red Hat's / etc's > time and effort to do so. > > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die
