[Info-vax] Opportunity for VSI?

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2018-12-13 02:44:23 +0000, Milton Baar said:

> https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/643780/university-canberra-revives-mainframe-degree-course/ 
> 
> 
> So given that there are quite likely OpenVMS sites that are common, and 
> I personally know of quite a few that have both OpenVMS and SystemZ, 
> would VSI be interested in partnering with an Australian University?

By "partnering" and "opportunity" here, may I presume that what is 
meant is "granting free software and free hardware, granting free 
hardware and software support and quite probably including on-site 
installation and maintenance, and granting an endowment* sufficient to 
cover staff and incidentals and sundries and the use of the 
University's name and reputation in associated advertising", right?

Most schools are understandably interested in acquiring endowments 
after all, though—being endowments—these often do include terms and 
conditions.

At least for the next several years, VSI would seemingly have a few 
other and higher-priority uses for any cash surfeit they might 
encounter.

*big wads of cash with strings attached, in the vernacular.



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