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

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-07-21 kl. 11:15, skrev Phillip Helbig (undress to reply):
> In article <hnmsk2Fe1p6U1 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>>   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.
> 
> Right.  However, the issue is that if VSI observes people ignoring legal
> stuff with regard to the VAX hobbyist license, they might be hesitant
> about supporting an x86 hobbyist license, even if they have no legal
> connection to the VAX hobbyist license.
> 

Maybe, byt that train has already left. It is my understanding that they
are busy building the technical platform for that offer. It would surprice
me a lot if they simply would stop that now, just because some VAX posts
here...