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

[David Goodwin]

On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 8:50:11 AM UTC+12, gah4 wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 9:36:56 AM UTC-7, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
> > I know it's been mentioned in another thread but I thought it deserved a separate one of it's own. 
> 
> OK, I registered and confirmed the e-mail.
> 
> I do notice, though, that there is no VAX option.
> 
> I have VAX and Integrity machines, and was especially hoping to get the VAX running again.

VSI isn't allowed to issue licenses for HPE/Compaq/DEC releases so for this Community License program to cover VAX systems VSI would have to produce their own VSI OpenVMS VAX release. They've said they will never do this as there simply isn't any money in it.

Hobbyist VAX use is dead from the end of next year unless you can buy a commercial license or have one transferred to you (for a fee payable to HPE somehow).