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

[chris]

On 08/09/21 18:48, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-08-09, Dave Froble<davef at tsoft-inc.com>  wrote:
>> On 8/9/2021 8:08 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2021-08-08, Dave Froble<davef at tsoft-inc.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Why should VSI care about VAX?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Because of expected trust and honourable behaviour on the part of
>>> the hobbyists if VSI decide to give them free access to what is
>>> otherwise an expensive product.
>>>
>>> Is this concept of honourable behaviour really so hard to understand ?
>>>
>>> Simon.
>>>
>>
>> As I may have mentioned, there is no need for "cheating" as long as VSI
>> exists.  As long as the VSI CL program exists, there is valid usage of
>> VSI releases of VMS.  So it won't happen.
>>
>
> Yes it will if VSI terminate the hobbyist program for some reason or
> restrict its functionality for some reason.
>
> Given some of the sense of entitlement we have seen, some people will
> not accept that and look for ways to break the licencing on the existing
> VSI hobbyist kits before this change or retirement was made.
>
>> VSI has no interest in VAX.  So why should they care if some hobbyists
>> do whatever necessary to continue to run VAX/VMS?
>>
>
> You really don't get this honourable behaviour thing do you David ?
>
> How a person conducts themself in one area can be used as an indicator
> for how they will conduct themself in another area.

All relationships in life depend on trust, but that applies to both
sides. If a company is seen as greedy or mistrustful, then why should
customers trust them ?. Things like lmf start of at the wrong side
of trust and some, right or wrong, may take that as an excuse to
cheat the system themselves. Much better to be seen on the right side
of trust, setting an example, which encourages others to do the right
thing as well.

Remember the business model chosen by DEC, and we all know how that
ended...