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

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

joukj wrote 2012-01-27 10:42:
> On 01/26/2012 07:59 PM, Hans Vlems wrote:
>> 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
>>>
>>> Jouk- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>> Jouk, since last year I'm a student again (TU/e, chemistry). Does that
>> mean I could apply for this programme?

If I'm not wrong, it is the *school* that applies for EDU licenses.

If you'd like to do it personaly, it is the *hobbyist* licences
you can apply for. And that has nothing to do with you beeing
a student or not. It's over 30 years since i was a student and I
have no problem applying for hobbyist licenses. :-)

Jan-Erik.




>> If so, how/where do I start?
>> Hans
> Find someone in the university (It-department???) who fills in the
> registration from on http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvmsedu. He/she gets a
> school-id which can be shared with anyone in the university.
> Request for licenses using this school-id should be made using a E-mail
> adress containing the domain of the university.
>
> This procedure should be repeated every year in september.
>
> Jouk
>
> (For the TU-Delft I am the contact person for the school-id)
>
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