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

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/21/20 5:19 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> 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...

Mentec!!!

Discussions for a PDP-11 Hobbyist program were in progress and Mentec
just dropped it all.  No explanations.  No further discussions.  Many
of us in the community had our suspicions but it was moot at that point.

bill