[Info-vax] The VSI Hobbyist program is Live!

[Dave Froble]

On 7/28/2020 5:52 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <c55e9dad-38d6-443d-a83e-0585bb7befd0o at googlegroups.com>,
> David Goodwin <dgsoftnz at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Why is registration necessary? Given I can download and install linux
>> (and even Windows!) without filling out any forms why does VSI insist on
>> it?

At least two possible reasons.

1) it is what those providing the program are used to doing
2) perhaps they want to have some idea of the interest in the CL

> Because VMS is not Linux.  If you want something which behaves like
> Linux, use Linux.

Pitiful response ....

>> How many people are going to think about giving it a try only to be
>> put off by a registration form and having to mess around with license
>> PAKs? Seems like an unnecessary barrier to me.

Perhaps.  Make the suggestions directly to VSI.  For the CL, I for one 
do not feel registration is such a hardship.

> Almost everyone already has such experience.

Not everyone, perhaps prior hobbyist users.

>> If getting it in as many hands as possible to grow the number of
>> OpenVMS users is the goal an ISO with the licenses pre-loaded would
>> provide a much quicker and easier experience.
>
> I don't think that that is the goal.

If not, then it should be a primary goal.

> If it turns out to be roughly equivalent to the old hobbyist license we
> should count our blessings.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ....

> Presumably Alpha, Itanium, and x86 options are available.  Does Alpha
> have to be a VSI release of VMS for Alpha?
>

Read my freaking lips.  VSI cannot issue licenses, PAKs, or anything 
else for VMS releases they did not produce.

How many times must this be explained to you?

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