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

[Rich Jordan]

On Jan 26, 3:44 pm, Keith Parris <keithparris_deletet... at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> I received the following communication from the OpenVMS organization to
> pass on to folks:
> ---
> 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

Glad to hear that Mr. Egolf is still around too!