[Info-vax] Opportunity for VSI?

[Dave Froble]

On 12/13/2018 4:17 PM, Milton Baar wrote:
> On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 4:40:40 AM UTC+11, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>> 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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>> Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC
>
> Or perhaps just granting an educational or discounted license...there is plenty of inexpensive hardware around...and I don't think an endowment would be either needed or likely.
>
> This could be a way for OpenVMS to be back in the educational sector with the possibly positive flow-on effects.  I don't think that the IBM arrangement is an act of charity on their behalf, they understand the benefits as DEC once did.
>

Frankly, in time, I feel that VSI is going to have to address things 
like this.  Education is where people find out what's available.

For now, they are very busy.  How busy?  I don't know.  Could they 
address your concerns at this time?  I haven't a clue.

What you should do is approach VSI directly.  C.O.V is hardly a proper 
method for contacting them.  Put together what you're attempting to do. 
  Explain your needs.  Submit it to VSI.

I feel that it is in VSI's best interest to get VMS in front of as many 
people as possible.  While there is no reasonable profits to be made 
from students, in time those students will be in positions to use VMS 
where profits can be made.  It's like, the farmer must plant the seeds, 
before being able to harvest the crops, right?

A license to use VMS on available HW would cost VSI nothing, and would 
be the seeds of a potential future harvest.


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