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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/9/2021 11:26 AM, chris wrote:
> I've said this before, but the way to get round that, what has become
> the standard business model for os's these days, is for the media to
> be free to use, but the money is made via support and patch availability
> contracts. Suse, Redhat and others have made millions via that business
> model, so we know it it does work.

It works great for Redhat and SUSE yes.

So if a bunch of big companies are willing to fund VMS development
like they do for Linux then VSI could have a great business
using the same model.

But if VSI has to fund VMS development themselves then they
will likely be looking more at Microsoft than at Redhat.

> LMF and that sort of license business model, like department stores,
> are an idea that will never work in the modern age and won't encourage 
> the curious to download vms to see how good it is. A lot of people, 
> including myself, download and install various os's every year, just to
> evaluate them. Even Oracle make their os's free to use none commercially
> , with again, the money made via support contracts.

Oracle Linux is a clone of Redhat Linux. Again if VSI got VMS
maintained for free and they just need to wrap up a build with their
logo, then it would work great for them as well.

Arne