[Info-vax] question about VSI licensing

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 7/25/2019 9:47 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:
> Colleagues,
> 
> Our OpenVMS I64 support agreement with HPE is about to expire and I'd like to
> move everything to VSI so I'm trying to build a business case that might be
> acceptable to management before I bug anyone at VSI sales. (my boss flatly
> refused my request last year)
> 
> HP/HPE required that every layered product be licensed (we have HP licenses
> for: OS, FMS, BASIC, C, C++) but I have observed that licensing relaxes every
> time the OpenVMS ecosystem transferred to a new company. So here's my
> question: do these layered products require individual VSI licenses or are
> they all covered by the OS license?

For IA64, the model has not changed from HPE.

However, it's my understanding that if you trade in your HPE licenses, you
can get a substantial discount on the VSI licenses.

For Alpha, it's a simpler model, with a single PAK for all LP's that
I *think* is included with the OS license.  In other words, if you purchase
an Alpha OS license from us, you get the LP license included.  There is no 
reduction (that I know of) if you explicitly reject the LP license.

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                  -- Rob