[Info-vax] What is VMS?

[joukj]

Connor Cooper wrote:
> What is VMS? What is it good for? How come it has the prefix 'Open',
> yet it is not open source? what are some good guides for using it? I
> have already registered for a hobbyist VAX license, but I am not sure
> how I should install it on SIMH. Anyone have anything good to say?
The name was changed from VMS to OpenVMS when the sourcecode was made 
available for paying customers.

                   Jouk