[Info-vax] Happy new Year !

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <4b412ffe$0$276$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>,
	Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes:
> On 03-01-2010 18:42, Michael Kraemer wrote:
>> JF Mezei schrieb:
>>> Michael Kraemer wrote:
>>>> On a related issue:
>>>> HP's pages
>>>> http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/vax/
>>>> tell us that VAX/VMS support will be guaranteed through 2010.
>>>> 2010 is here, so by year end VAX support would be dead?
>>>
>>> ##
>>> HP is positioning its support structure to continue to offer OpenVMS VAX
>>> support at least through the year 2010.
>>> ##
>>>
>>> The word "at least" is important here.
>>
>> The question is what will happen to the hobbyist program
>> once the axe falls.
> 
> Why should they do anything to stop VMS VAX hobbyist licenses
> being issued?
> 
> It does not cost them a dime.

Why did Mentec consistently refuse to create a Hobbyist Program?
It wouldn't have cost them a dime.

Why was there never a Hobbyist Program for Primos?
It wouldn't have cost them a dime.

etc. etc.

Be glad for what you have, cuase there is not guarantee of its
continued existence.

bill

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