[Info-vax] Thoughts on VSI Community License Program

[Mark DeArman]

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:47:12 -0400, Bill Gunshannon
<bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:

>On 8/27/20 4:49 AM, Joukj wrote:
>> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> 
>>>
>>> Red Hat didn't invest a lot of money getting the product
>>> they started with.
>>>
>> 
>> I do not think that is the real reason. Even Windows has a free 
>> educational program for OS and compilers.
>
>Ummmm...  No, it is not free.  To the users, it is, but the school
>pays to be an MSDNAA member.  My department did it.
>
>bill

It's $600/yr or so for the basic ISV developer program with 5 internal
licenses of everything.  There are also some cheaper and free models
for just developer tools without the MSDN access, and internal use
licenses for the OS's and other 'layered products'.

Mark