[Info-vax] State of the OpenVMS hobbyist program?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/19/2019 10:57 AM, Alexander Schreiber wrote:
> Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>> On 2019-11-19, Alexander Schreiber <als at usenet.thangorodrim.de> wrote:
>>>
>>> So, be patient, it might take a few days, but you'll get your
>>> hobbyist license, which has a 13 month lifetime. Adding a note
>>> to my calender to update the license a year from now ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Be aware that HPE support for VMS ends at the end of 2020 and
>> therefore it is expected that the HPE hobbyist program will end
>> at the same time, if not before.
> 
> *eek*
> 
> I wasn't aware of that (but then I don't wrangle VMS for a living).
> The hobbyist licenses I got issued have "TERMINATION_DATE=19-DEC-2020".

Which is the +13 months.

Arne