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

[Dave Froble]

On 7/20/2020 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.
>
> Dave
>
>

I recall that someone at VSI mentioned that they do have the VAX 
sources.  That they could issue a new VAX release.  They also mentioned 
"long after hell freezes over", and then longer ....

There is no reason for them to invest the time, resources, effort ...

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