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

[Chris]

On 07/28/20 23:23, David Goodwin wrote:

> Yeah, this is more just reducing friction. Why bother potential users with extra work when its not actually required? Why make users renew their licenses every year? Is there actually a good business reason for doing this or is it simply being done because that's what DEC chose to do 20+ years ago.
>
> Given its being given away for free why not just bake a non-expiring non-commercial license into the ISO and just have a link to download the ISO on the website? Its a better experience for all involved.

Have no plans to use vms in the near future, but am grateful that VSI
have done this and the registration requirement is not an issue. Had
to do that for years to get copy of Solaris. Let's the vendor keep
track of how many are interested and provides a marketing point for
for possible follow up. It's a business, right ?.

Still, some always moan because it's not exactly what they wanted,
free or not, but just seems a bit petulant and childish to me...

Regards,

Chris