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

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/20/20 6:54 PM, David Wade wrote:
> 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.
> 

Actually, based on their and others comments they can not issue
licenses for any version they do not produce but do have the rights
to the VAX versions.  They have just stated they have no intention
to produce any VAX version.

bill