[Info-vax] : Welcome to lockdown - HP limiting access to patches

[BRAD at rabbit.turquoisewitch.com]

In article <729f9dfa-1dd3-4c68-a164-ce285ce8d3cc at x25g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>,
 seasoned_geek wrote:
>On Aug 19, 7:57 am, Neil Rieck <n.ri... at sympatico.ca> wrote:
[...]
>> Perhaps SUN should have given away free 12-month Solaris support
>> with each new machine but then require a support contract after that.
>>
>
>I guess this means that Hobbyists will no longer get patches.  Most
>likely the program won't even exist much longer.

FWIW, I sent an email last night to openvmsprograms at hp.com, outlining my views
as a Hobbyist.  No reply (yet).