[Info-vax] Access to HP OpenVMS Patches...

[Neil Rieck]

On Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:06:28 PM UTC-5, BillPedersen wrote:
> Over the years there have been questions and queries about this but it does not seem like anyone has really moved forward on this so I did.
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> I have done some research - including buying a VMS license and a support contract and have verified that it is possible to even submit a software support case.
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> I have posted the information here:
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>  http://www.ccsscorp.com/VMSblog/index.php?m=12&y=13&entry=entry131222-135641
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> So you can easily check it out.
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> Feel free to come back with questions and or comments.
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> Bill.

FWIW, We have had an OpenVMS support contract with HP ever since HP bought (er, merged with) Compaq. Back in those days, our primary programming language was "HP-BASIC for OpenVMS Alpha" although we also owned, and used, both HP-C and HP-C++ compilers. Back in October 2013, we decided to add support for both HP-C and HP-C++ since a lot of new code is written in those languages. It was no big deal to add them to our existing contract (who would turn down money?). We just had to prove we were the legal owners of these products. (fortunately we are mental about storing purchase orders)

Neil Rieck
Kitchener / Waterloo / Cambridge,
Ontario, Canada.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/