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

[Alexander Schreiber]

Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
> In article <qr3o29$h61$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
><davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 
>
>> >> While we all are interested how the VSI hobbyist program will work (and
>> >> when), this is only half the answer. I assume that there are quite a few
>> >> hobbyists around who use VMS on physical and/or emulated VAXen or just
>> >> enjoy running historic equipment with software from the days when this
>> >> equipment was built. And the probability that VSI will (be allowed to)
>> >> issue licenses for DEC/CPQ/HP(E) versions of VMS is rather low imho.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Unless something dramatic happens, I suspect there will be no VAX hobbyist
>> > licence of any kind after the end of 2020, regardless of whatever hobbyist
>> > program VSI may eventually come up with.
>> 
>> VSI does not have a VAX release, and cannot issue anything for 
>> DEC/Compaq/HP releases.
>> 
>> VSI has no reason to do any such thing.
>> 
>> VAX/VMS will run, in a very limited way, without any license.  There is 
>> always access from the console.
>
> HPE could issue a VAX hobbyist license, even a perpetual one.  I don't 
> see what they would stand to lose.
>
> Many VAX hobbyists would probably be willing to PAY for a VAX hobbyist 
> license.

(raise :hand)

Yup, I would in fact be willing to shell out cold hard cash for a
non-expiring hobbyist license. 

Kind regards,
           Alex.
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