[Info-vax] The VSI Hobbyist program is Live!

[superseth369 at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 5:52:05 PM UTC-4, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <c55e9dad-38d6-443d-a83e-0585bb7befd0o at googlegroups.com>,
> David Goodwin <dgsoftnz at gmail.com> writes: 
> 
> > Why is registration necessary? Given I can download and install linux
> > (and even Windows!) without filling out any forms why does VSI insist on
> > it? 
> 
> Because VMS is not Linux.  If you want something which behaves like 
> Linux, use Linux.
> 
> > How many people are going to think about giving it a try only to be
> > put off by a registration form and having to mess around with license
> > PAKs? Seems like an unnecessary barrier to me. 
> 
> Almost everyone already has such experience.
> 
> > If getting it in as many hands as possible to grow the number of
> > OpenVMS users is the goal an ISO with the licenses pre-loaded would
> > provide a much quicker and easier experience. 
> 
> I don't think that that is the goal.
> 
> If it turns out to be roughly equivalent to the old hobbyist license we 
> should count our blessings.
> 
> Presumably Alpha, Itanium, and x86 options are available.  Does Alpha 
> have to be a VSI release of VMS for Alpha?

VMS is not linux is the most relevant statement ever made