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

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In article <598161ae-8788-4c16-af39-ce55c37a29e2 at x25g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, Doug Phillips <dphill46 at netscape.net> writes:
>On Aug 21, 12:18=A0pm, VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>> I'm looking at this decision from the viewpoint of a software developer a=
>nd
>> or third-party software provider. =A0
>>
>> Suppose my product exaccerbates a flaw in OpenVMS or is rendered inoperab=
>le
>> because of a flaw (case in point, the V8.4 VMSINSTAL) and my customer nee=
>ds
>> a patch to use the software. =A0Under the present scheme, said customer w=
>ould
>> have purchased OpenVMS and could then download the patch(es) for the OS, =
>if
>> needed, to use my software. =A0With this proposed new patch access scheme=
>, if
>> there is(are) a patch(es) to use my software, the customers must engage H=
>P
>> to purchase some pricey support contract that gives them access to patch(=
>es)
>> to use my software. =A0This will affect me because the customer will see =
>it as
>> an additional expense to use my software. =A0Fewer options to run onon th=
>e OS
>> translates to fewer users of the OS.
>
>
>In the ITRC Forum here-> http://preview.tinyurl.com/23gwcs9
>
>Dennis Handly posted:
>
>"Patches for security will still be available."
>
>Still no official publication of that fact that I can find. HP needs
>to precisely define their new policy. What they've published so far
>has been fraught with confusion, misstatements and buzzword-itis.
>
>
>> =A0Another quatraine of the Nostradamus
>> prophesies for the demise of OpenVMS has been decyphered.
>>
>> =A0 Oh, the more it changes, the more it stays the same,
>> =A0 And the hand just re-arranges the players in the game.
>>
>> =A0 Oh, I had a dream.
>> =A0 It seemed I stood alone.
>> =A0 And the veil of all the years,
>> =A0 Goes sinking from my eyes like a stone.
>>
>> =A0 =A0 =A0 -- Al Stewart, Nostradamus
>>
>
>Good one.
>
>We only have to suffer for a couple of more years, anyway.
>
>"The ancient Mayans developed a "Long Count" round calendar that ends
>ominously on December 21, 2012. This date is the inspiration for the
>name of this Ale."
>
>  -- From the 'Point 2012 Black Ale' bottle label, Stevens Point
>Brewery, Wis < www.pointbeer.com >.
>
>Life's short. Drink more good beer. ;-)

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