[Info-vax] Eisner's PAKs, was: Re: Can't get hobbyist licenses from Openvmshobbyist

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2015-01-07 23:48:10 +0000, David Froble said:

> Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> 
>> VSI has a PAK generator.  :-)
>> 
> 
> Can I have one?  :-)

Technically, you already have one.   There's a PAK generator present 
within VMS.   You do need a PAK to enable it.   HP AllianceONE partners 
can ask HP for a PAKGEN PAK.

This is yet another thing that HP and VSI will have to sort out, if 
they've not already done so.   VSI will already be doing some work with 
LMF and with the products they're going to want to authorize under 
their own name; they'll likely require new PAKs for at least some 
software products.

I'd also wonder if we might see a requirement for PAKs with a new 
checksum scheme here too, particularly if VSI expects folks to buy 
everything anew and/or for VSI partners to be issued new PAKGEN PAKs 
and to generate PAKs anew.   LMF checksums 1 (pre-V5.2 PAKs) and 2 
(current) are the PAK checksums presently in use.  But we'll see...



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