[Info-vax] OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-03-06, Kevin Monceaux <Kevin at RawFedDogs.net> wrote:
> Well, this doesn't sound encouraging.  Is VSI picking up the OpenVMS
> Hobbyist license ball that HPE is dropping?
>

Based on the vibes coming from VSI management, I extremely doubt it.

VSI seem to be taking a very short term attitude to this and a rather
counter-productive one as they don't seem to see the long term benefits
of maintaining an active hobbyist program.

I don't know if VSI seem to think that everyone will start running VMS
for free in production if they allow hobbyist licences, or if it's some
other reason why VSI have gone back on their promise of a hobbyist program.

Even _IBM_ has an active Master the Mainframe program that allows people
to learn z/OS for goodness' sake. (Thanks to whoever pointed me to that BTW.)

Simon.

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