[Info-vax] RSX-11, was: Re: Comment on the future of OpenVMS

[BillPedersen]

On Oct 27, 9:11 am, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-
Earth.UFP> wrote:
> On 2009-10-26, Bill Gunshannon <billg... at cs.uofs.edu> wrote:
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> > Formal announcement is not necessary for the death of a product.
> > For example, when was the death of RSX-11 formally announced?
> > (as of about a year ago all formal sales and maintenance were stopped.)
>
> Interesting.
>
> DidMentecUS do anything with the rights to RSX-11 at that time ?
>
> If not, given thatMentecUS appears to no longer exist, who owns
> RSX-11 now ?
>
> Simon.
>
> --
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
> Microsoft: Bringing you 1980's technology to a 21st century world

The Mentec licensing issue is still in negotiation from information I
have been able to obtain recently.  These licenses have NOT entered
the public domain.  I can provide information to people who might be
interested in commercial licenses on an interim basis as negotiations
continue as to the final disposition of the intellectual property.

Bill.