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

[David Wade]

On 20/07/2020 21:05, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 7/20/20 2:49 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>> In article <rf4k1c$87c$2 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
>> <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>
>>> 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 ?
>>
>> I sincerely hope that VSI won't punish all hobbyists due to the
>> misbehaviour of very few.
>>
> 
> Mentec!!
> 
> bill
> 

 From what I recall VSI have repeatedly and consistently said they do 
not have the rights to issue new VAX/VMS licences. So unlike Mentec I 
don't believe they own the rights to VAX/VMS and HPE would have to 
pursue any licence violations.

Dave