[Info-vax] The Doom of VAX VMS Hobbyist Licenses?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-07-20, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Ethical?  Come now Simon, what ethical questions?  VAX/VMS is not a 
> commodity with any value to the IP owner.  Hasn't been for some time now.
>

VAX/VMS is still the property of HPE. They are the ones who get to decide
what can and what cannot be done with it.

>
> The VSI CL is basically granting such capabilities to people, so, how 
> could anything similar (remember, they will not be doing VAX, so it's 
> not the same thing) concern them?
>

You really don't get it, do you David ?

If hobbyists cannot be trusted to respect HPE's terms and conditions when
HPE choose to grant them temporary free access to HPE's products, then why
should VSI trust anything that those same hobbyists will do when VSI is
considering granting those same hobbyists access to VSI's own products ?

_NOW_ do you get it David ?

>
> Your simple minded attitude of "it's mine" and "I'll take my ball and go 
> home" appears to me to be the problem, not my attitude about people 
> being able to still play with VAX/VMS.
>

Where exactly am I saying "it's mine" ?????? I'm saying the exact opposite.

It is however VSI's ball and they are well entitled to take their ball and
go home if hobbyists are not going to respect the VSI hobbyist terms.

Simon.

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