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

[Hans Vlems]

On Jan 26, 11:44 am, joukj <jo... at hrem.nano.tudelft.nl> wrote:
> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> > joukj wrote 2012-01-26 10:40:
> >> Steven Schweda wrote:
> >>> On Jan 25, 6:01 pm, ss <m... at thisis.invalid> wrote:
>
> >>>> [...]
> >>>> Hobby Licenses will no longer be available through this site. Details
> >>>> of the HP's delivery of licenses to Hobbyist Users is still under
> >>>> development and I hope that they will have an announcement soon.
>
> >>> That sounds like the HP way. Disable the current working
> >>> system, and then start work on its replacement. I expect
> >>> this to turn out about as well as the switch-over to the new
> >>> (shiny) user-forum garbage-ware. Probably won't be able to
> >>> get new PAKs using a Web browser on a VMS system.
>
> >> Do not be too negative. I can confirm that HP already has the infra
> >> structure/knowledge how to do this:
>
> >> Part of my machines run on a educational license which I have to renew
> >> each
> >> year. It takes me a few mouse clicks every year on a HP-website and
> >> receive
> >> the packs in my E-mail-box. The whole procedure takes far less than
> >> one hour.
>
> >> Jouk
>
> > Is the licences you get comparable with the licences through
> > the Hobbyist program ? In particular compilers.
>
> > Jan-Erik.
>
> As far as I know : yes
> Licenses are available for all three type of architectures.
> and it is free for all employees/students of any school/university.
> The only restriction is that is not to be used for commercial activities.
>
> see for a product list:http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvmsedu/prodlist.html
>
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Jouk, since last year I'm a student again (TU/e, chemistry). Does that
mean I could apply for this programme?
If so, how/where do I start?
Hans