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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Rich Jordan wrote 2012-01-27 00:21:
> 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!

If it's not clear by now, it was Mr Egolf that sent me the PAKs
earlier today. Time for a public thanks, Thanks ! :-)

Jan-Erik.