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

[Dave Froble]

On 11/21/2019 11:05 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 11/20/19 9:59 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>> On 11/20/2019 9:31 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>
>>> Perhaps HPe will turn over to VSI all VMS stuff they have, including
>>> the HP versions, which would include VAX and the hobbyist program.
>>
>> We have the VAX sources, and could, if we wanted to, build
>> a VSI version of OpenVMS VAX.
>>
>> We are not going to do that.
>>
>> Period.  End of discussion.
>>
>
> I can't believe anyone seriously expects a new or even a re-badged
> version of VMS for the VAX.  Just a license key to allow it and its
> layered product to continue to run.
>
> bill
>
>

Would be nice.  VSI is unable to do that.

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