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

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <qr43mv$r7f$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
<davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 

> "Legally".  An interesting word.  Just what does it mean.  Various 
> people can have varying opinions.  Everyone is entitled to an opinion. 
> No one is guaranteed their opinion has any meaning.  When multiple 
> entities do not agree, that is when lawyers live off other people's money.

The opinion that matters is that of the courts.

> > However, the catch is that the licence specifies you can only run them
> > on an emulator owned by DEC (I forget the exact wording but that is the
> > meaning of the wording used).
> 
> But, as you mentioned, the stuff is readily available to the public, 
> AND, I don't see anyone attempting to prevent that.  So, an opinion 
> might be that it's allowable to use what's readily available.  And if no 
> entity attempts to stop them, might it be both morally and legally Ok?

Neither.  By your arguments, child pornography should be legal.