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

[Keith Parris]

I received the following communication from the OpenVMS organization to 
pass on to folks:
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From: Egolf, John
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:33 AM
Subject: OpenVMS Hobbyist Program


The OpenVMS Hobbyist Program provides HP OpenVMS licensing and products 
authorized by the HP OpenVMS Hobbyist License Terms and Conditions. This 
program, available on Integrity, Alpha, and VAX Platforms, 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 kits 
containing OpenVMS Base O/S software and selected Layered Products via 
download.

As we enter 2012, HP has decided to consolidate the Hobbyist and 
openvms.org resources to better allow our users a single source, vs. two 
sources, to get OpenVMS information.  HP OpenVMS is also working closely 
with Connect and strongly supports the Connect organization and their 
programs and greatly values their participation in supporting the 
OpenVMS users.  Connect is a strong advocate of the Hobbyists and 
OpenVMS users as a whole.

The new link for the Hobbyist Registration is:
http://www.openvms.org/hobbyist

There are no changes being made to the registration process, no 
additional fees are being requested.
HP and Connect will be more engaged with the Hobbyists to ensure OpenVMS 
stays strong.

Additional Hobbyist centric  pages and links will follow as we receive 
feedback from the community.

Regards,

HP OpenVMS Team