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

[joukj]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> 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 -
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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 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.

Nope, read the license terms ....
The "school" registers and get the school-id, but the licenses are 
personal and for personal use only.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>> 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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