[Info-vax] HP Bringing the Hobbyist Program In-House

[Rich Jordan]

On Jan 26, 11:44 am, Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com>
wrote:
> Kenneth Fairfield wrote 2012-01-26 18:14:
>
> > Jan-Erik, you say your problem is solved, but you didn't say
> > *how* you solved it!  Specifically, which URL did you go to
> > to get your system registered with HP and new PAKs issued?
>
> >     Thanks, Ken
>
> Well, I asked myself the same... :-)
>
> I first thought that it was my mail to the OpenVMS Program
> Office, where I asked about this, but it was not.
>
> It was my post where I wrote :
>
>  > Argh !
>  > Just saw that my lics expired 23-JAN-2012...
>  > And now what... ?
>
> that was forwarded to "someone" at HP by "a friend in the community".
>
> That "someone" (I do not know if I can supply the name) then
> asked me a few facts by personal mail to which I replied and
> 15 min later got my PAK's.
>
> So I did nothing apart from posting "Argh!" on c.o.v... :-)
>
> Outstanding and excellent service by HP !
>
> Jan-Erik.

Thats pretty nice but not very formalized.

the actual HP website hasn't been updated.

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/license_software_programs/index.html

still points to the VMS Hobbyist page and states

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HP OpenVMS programs

HP OpenVMS Hobbyist Program ›

Now available on Integrity, Alpha, and VAX Platforms! The OpenVMS
Hobbyist Program is an independent user community that provides HP
OpenVMS licensing and products authorized by the HP OpenVMS Hobbyist
License Terms and Conditions. This program provides a low cost
solution for the HP OpenVMS enthusiast who wants to learn more about
HP OpenVMS for the pleasure of using one of the finest operating
system for their own personal use. This program provides free OpenVMS
Product Authorization Keys (PAK's) to any member of a participating HP
User Group. In addition, the OpenVMS Hobbyist Program offers media
kits containing OpenVMS Base O/S software and selected Layered
Products for as low as $30.

Note: Integrity media to be made available shortly.