[Info-vax] VAX VMS going forward

[David Wade]

On 27/07/2020 02:37, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 7/26/20 8:50 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 7/26/2020 12:02 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>> Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So which is it, VSI could (but won't) build a VAX release, or, has no
>>>> right to do so?
>>>
>>> VSI has no rights to sell licenses for the existing VAX builds.
>>
>> Right ...
>>
>>> Since VSI has rights to the source, they have rights to build a new 
>>> VAX/VMS
>>> version.  However, doing this would be silly.
>>> --scott
>>>
>>
>> My thinking was more of volunteers building a new VAX release, under 
>> the umbrella of VSI, but with no VSI effort, time, money, or anything 
>> else. With a volunteer organization doing the distribution, PAKs (if 
>> any) and such.
>>
> 
> I think that is both ambitious and wishful thinking.  I, and I am
> sure most other VAX hobbyists would be perfectly happy with a single
> version created by volunteers released under the auspices of VSI
> with a non-expiring set of PAKS.
> 
> bill
> 

Yes, something that will let me take my VAXes to DEC Legacy would be nice.

Dave