[Info-vax] Ask the Wizard archives?

gérard Calliet gerard.calliet at pia-sofer.fr
Fri May 24 09:43:55 EDT 2019


Le 24/05/2019 à 15:04, John Reagan a écrit :
> On Friday, May 24, 2019 at 3:55:52 AM UTC-4, gérard Calliet wrote:
>> Le 24/05/2019 à 09:49, gérard Calliet a écrit :
>>> Le 24/05/2019 à 09:06, Mark Daniel a écrit :
>>>> On 24/5/19 11:59 am, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>>> On 5/23/2019 7:12 PM, Mark Daniel wrote:
>>>>>> On 24/5/19 8:12 am, John E. Malmberg wrote:
>>>>>>> On 5/23/2019 8:53 AM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 5/23/2019 6:43 AM, Mark Daniel wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Interesting business model.  Seems almost everyone else in the
>>>>>>>>> online-age makes (perhaps non-NDA) information available gratis.  We
>>>>>>>>> all understand that VSI is over-time and probably over-budget but
>>>>>>>>> it's difficult to imagine there's any money (even indirectly) in the
>>>>>>>>> likes of "Ask the Wiz" reboots.  Or have I misunderstood "VSI direct
>>>>>>>>> support customers"?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can you read the below article?  I cannot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3544911
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Easy fix:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2016/03/31/no-cost-rhel-developer-subscription-now-available/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Similar may be an element of the VSI OpenVMS Hobbyist Program...
>>>>>
>>>>> There is already a VSI developer's program ...
>>>>
>>>> Web searching
>>>>
>>>>       vsi openvms developer program
>>>>       vsi openvms hobbyist program
>>>>
>>>> doesn't turn up anything obvious, nor do the pages
>>>>
>>>>       https://www.vmssoftware.com/news.html
>>>>       https://www.vmssoftware.com/about_faq.html
>>>>
>>>> and not mentioned on the roadmap
>>>>
>>>>       https://www.vmssoftware.com/pdfs/VSI_Roadmap_20190121.pdf
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And about 750 $ fees, and you have to be agreed by Eddie Orcutt.
>>> Not very incentive.
>> (750 $ / year)
> 
> How much would you pay for my Snapchat or perhaps a Twitch live stream of me swearing at the CRTL source code?  Not as exciting as watching people play Fortnite however.
> 
> :) :)
> 
Think about the copyright, it'll be a best-seller :)



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