[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/17/20 12:45 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <res5v5$cbr$1 at dont-email.me>, "John E. Malmberg"
> <wb8tyw at qsl.net_work> writes:
> 
>> On 7/17/2020 6:42 AM, Alice Wyan wrote:
>>> If I understand the situation correctly, HPE is completely dropping
>>> support for VAX VMS, but the rights haven't been transferred to VSI.
>>> This means starting next year VMS on the VAX is essentially
>>> abandoned.
>>
>> As I understand it, VSI only has the rights to distribute and license
>> software binaries that they have built and tested.
> 
> That could change, theoretically.
> 
>> I think I am going to try NetBSD/VAX out.
> 
> What sort of license does that have?
> 

That's a silly question.  A BSD License, naturally.
It's free, much freer than Linux.

bill