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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:08:50 +0200 (CEST), Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
> > Isn't there an "OpenVMS" somewhere?  Is it true OSS?
> 
> No. it's just product name, and is closed source.

Yes.



> They changed the name when IMHO it started to provide some api 
> that allow porting apps from other systems (like unix) easier.

The "Open" indicates that it is conform to certain standards,
like "it's open for interoperability" in terms of certain
interfaces.



-- 
Polytropon
>From Magdeburg, Germany
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