[Info-vax] Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?, was: Re: LMF Licence Generator Code

[Dave Froble]

On 8/7/2021 5:56 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 8/7/2021 7:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 8/6/21 8:59 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> The second part is unreasonable paranoia.  Who and where are these
>>> "cheaters"?  I don't know of any.  Does anyone?  Most of us are just
>>> happy that VSI is there to support us, and we understand they need
>>> revenue to do so.  Which is why I prefer they have recurring revenue
>>> rather than one time license sales.
>>
>> I agree with this entirely.
>
> Given that VMS is mostly for professional usage and that
> software piracy is not common for professional usage, then
> it is not likely that software piracy is a major problem.
>
>>                             It is not cheaters that VSI needs to
>> fear it is management who come out of MBA school with no knowledge
>> of anything not Microsoft or Linux and will see moving from VMS to
>> one of those as "modernization" of a legacy system.
>
> If you replace a system with a significantly newer system then
> it seems fair to call it a modernization.
>
> One just need to understand that newer does not guarantee
> better.
>
>>                                                       Go read some
>> of the stuff on LinkedIn about "Legacy Systems".  Not specifically
>> about VMS but the attitude is even if it still does the job if it
>> is old (ie. COBOL) it is bad and a problem.
>
> Being old is not a problem in itself.
>
> It becomes a problem if:
> - it is out of support
> - it is hard to find people with skills
> - it does not integrate with newer system that it need to
>   integrate with
> - it is expensive to maintain
>
> Arne

It has occurred to me that VSI should have the opportunity to know who 
is using x86 VMS.  From the beginning, they implement some sort of 
reporting scheme.  For VMS to run, it has to check in with VSI.  There 
may be situations where such is not feasible, but, that can also be handled.

Now, if someone is on VAX, Alpha, or itanic and has a valid HP license, 
if they wish to stay there, that could be done.  If someone wants to 
"cheat" on VAX, Alpha, or itanic, why does VSI care, x86 is their 
immediate future.

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