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

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2019-11-21 kl. 23:43, skrev Arne Vajhøj:
> 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.
> 
> The reality seems to be that:
> * VSI can not legally produce a license (commercial or hobbyist)
>    for a non-VSI VMS version
> * there is no business case for producing a VSI VMS VAX version
> with the bottom line that VSI will not produce a hobbyist VMS VAX license.
> 
> Arne
> 
> 

The easy "solution" for anyone wanting to run VMS/VAX is to just get
any of the old licenses "out there". Noone will ask any questions...