[Info-vax] VMS Hobbyist Program

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-07-28, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 7/28/2020 10:44 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> 
>> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2020-07-28-community-license/
>> https://vmssoftware.com/services/community-license/
>> https://vmssoftware.com/services/community-license/agreement/
>> 
>> Looks good. Have sent a request. Or, have tried to, the registration
>> page is unresponsive. The whole world is trying to regsister? :-)
>
> I looked at the agreement text.
>
> "VSI grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable revocable license to 
> Use (as defined below) the Software in object code form as provided to 
> you by VSI, solely for Non-commercial purposes. "
>
> is as expected.
>
> Same is most of all the rest of the legalese.
>
> There were two sentences that caught my attention.
>

One bit which caught my attention was the last part of 2a:

|You acknowledge that VSI may monitor your compliance with Use restrictions
|remotely or otherwise, and you agree to provide reasonable cooperation in
 ^^^^^^^^
|connection therewith.

> "You may Use one copy of the Software on one device at a time."
>
> Does this say that one can only have one hobbyist system booted at a time?
>
> "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."
>
> Does this limit hobbyist usage to supported HW?
>

Also, the word "emulator" doesn't appear anywhere in that document.

I did notice as well that there was no text about not being allowed to
use it for security research so they are not actively trying to block
you from using it for that.

Simon.

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