[Info-vax] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist Program defunct? (was Re: VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program Announced.)

[Tony Nicholson]

On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 4:42:20 PM UTC+10, Tony Nicholson wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 10:51:17 AM UTC+10, Rich Jordan wrote:
> > 
> > Is the HP hobbyist pak request page still connected?  It is still there;   I submitted a request last week, got the auto response but nothing since.  If this is the last year I can use my Alphaserver, then I want to get those paks sooner rather than later.
> 
> I submitted a request last week (since my Hobbyist PAKs expire on July 6th. 2019) via https://www.hpe.com/h41268/live/index_e.aspx?qid=24548 and have only received the "Thank you for contacting HP" acknowledgement.
> 
> I've just e-mailed the OpenVMS Customer Lab at HPE to check the status of my request (using an email address given with last year's PAKs) and will report back if I get a response.
> 
> I see on http://www.vmssoftware.com/news.html under "HPE to stop selling
> VSI OpenVMS Products" a mention of HPE product support for OpenVMS ending
> on June 30th, 2019.  I hope they haven't shut up shop early.

[I changed the subject so this is more visible to those not reading
this thread]

I've had no reply to the e-mail that I sent to the OpenVMS Customer Lab,
and no response to my license renewal request for Hobbyist Licenses for
VAX and Alpha OpenVMS and Layered products.

So this is looking like (unless I set the date back) it's the end
of my VAX tinkering and minor contributions to SIMH bug squashing
and development.

I'd personally be willing to pay a modest amount per year for just
the VAX licenses PAKs.  I hope this is being considered by VSI.

Tony