[Info-vax] VMS Hobbyist Program

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/28/2020 12:35 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 7/28/20 11:27 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> There were two sentences that caught my attention.
>>
>> "You may Use one copy of the Software on one device at a time."
> 
> I missed this one.
> 
>> Does this say that one can only have one hobbyist system booted at a 
>> time?

Or does it just say that one need one separate hobbyist license per
system?

If the wording is copied from their commercial license, then
that that would be the meaning.

For hobbyist it only makes sense if they want an accurate count
of systems as opposed to persons.

>> "Operating system Software may only be used when operating the 
>> associated hardware in configurations as approved, sold, or 
>> subsequently upgraded by VSI or a VSI authorized reseller."
> 
> I wondered about this one, too.  But went ahead anyway expecting some
> kind of clarification.  If I get a system running I expect it will be
> on an ES40 emulated system as I haven't had any Alpha hardware in a
> long time.

The wording makes sense for their commercial license - they
obviously don't support VMS on unsupported HW.

But hobbyist is without support.

>> Does this limit hobbyist usage to supported HW?
>>
>> Neither is a problem for me. I am not complaining.
>>
>> But I think it may be relevant for other to know what these
>> two sentences mean.

Arne