[Info-vax] OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

[jeffrey.s.katz at aya.yale.edu]

On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 9:35:08 AM UTC-4, jeffre... at aya.yale.edu wrote:
> On Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 12:00:04 AM UTC-5, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> > Well, this doesn't sound encouraging.  Is VSI picking up the OpenVMS
> > Hobbyist license ball that HPE is dropping?
> > 
> > On Sat, Mar 07, 2020 at 04:23:43AM +0000, OpenVMS Customer Lab wrote:
> > > Dear HPE OpenVMS hobbyist,
> > > 
> > > This is to inform you that HPE is concluding the HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist
> > > license program in alignment with the HPE OpenVMS support roadmap.
> > > If you wish to understand more details, please reach out to us at the
> > > earliest through the usual license renewal webpage.
> > > 
> > > Thank you.
> > > 
> > > HPE OpenVMS team
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Kevin
> > http://www.RawFedDogs.net
> > http://www.Lassie.xyz
> > http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org
> > Bruceville, TX
> > 
> > What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works!
> > Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum.


Well, I have a physical VAXstation 4000-60 that is running, solely as a hobbyist, and the VMS team has been very helpful in getting me through my PAK loads initially. So I really hope they will issue a set of PAKs that don't expire if they close the hobbyist program. Perhaps they can issue final PAKs keyed to a serial number or Ethernet MAC address so they can only be used by the hobbyist, if that is the issue?