[Info-vax] VSI Webinar 9-April

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 4/2/19 10:45 AM, pcoviello at gmail.com wrote:
> On Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:39:37 PM UTC-4, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 4/1/2019 4:40 PM, pcoviello at gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Monday, April 1, 2019 at 4:30:38 PM UTC-4, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>>> On 4/1/2019 4:16 PM, pcoviello at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, April 1, 2019 at 4:13:18 PM UTC-4, Jan-Erik Söderholm
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Den 2019-04-01 kl. 22:07, skrev Robert A. Brooks:
>>>>>>> On 4/1/2019 3:43 PM, pcoviello at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Monday, April 1, 2019 at 5:25:58 AM UTC-4, Ian Miller
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Existing contracts for OpenVMS software support with HPE
>>>>>>>>> will continue as they do now. Renewals will have to be
>>>>>>>>> carefully thought about. New contracts should go to VSI.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was told they are no longer selling their own licenses
>>>>>>>> either. if you want an add on product you're SOL too...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What "add-on" product are you talking about that VSI cannot
>>>>>>> provide (hence the "SOL" comment)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think "they" refered to HPE and an VSI "add-on" would not work
>>>>>> together with an "HPE VMS" system, does it? You then need to do a
>>>>>> full HPE to VSI transition of your licenses, not?
>>>>>
>>>>> no an HPE product! I was interested in a 'C' license for 8.4 and was
>>>>> told they were not selling anymore licensing for HPE VMS.
>>>>
>>>> The point of my comment was that while it may be a bit of a pain
>>>> to change your VMS provider from HPE to VSI, we are here and are happy
>>>> to sell stuff, including C licenses, such that you are not SOL.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>                         -- Rob
>>>
>>> I'm already a VSI support customer.  still running 8.4 unfortunately for now due to app vendor mostly.
>>>
>>
>> Well, that begets 2 questions.
>>
>> What is stopping the app vendor from supporting their app on VSI VMS
>> V8.4 2L?
>>
>> Will the VSI C compiler not work on your HPE VMS V8.4 system?
>>
>> Got a spare system you can run the VSI OS on?  I'd be rather surprised
>> if the obj file would not be transferable between systems.
>>
>> -- 
>> David Froble                       Tel: 724-529-0450
>> Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc.      E-Mail: davef at tsoft-inc.com
>> DFE Ultralights, Inc.
>> 170 Grimplin Road
>> Vanderbilt, PA  15486
>   
>   Well, that begets 2 questions. that's 3 though! :-)
>   
>   What is stopping the app vendor from supporting their app on VSI VMS
>   V8.4 2L?  would have to ask Intersystems
>   

Or just go to their website.

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Kinda looks like another vendor dropping VMS.

bill