[Info-vax] What Will Drive More OpenVMS Adoption?

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <61aa18a0$0$700$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>,
=?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes: 

> On 12/3/2021 3:21 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> > Den 2021-12-03 kl. 08:59, skrev Phillip Helbig (undress to reply):
> >> In article <sochlr$v4t$1 at dont-email.me>,
> >> =?UTF-8?Q?Jan-Erik_S=c3=b6derholm?= <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com>
> >> writes:
> >>
> >>> As far as I know, and I have not seen that change lately, Rdb is free
> >>> to use for development
> >>
> >> Yes.
> >>
> >>> or non-commercial use.
> >>
> >> No.
> >>
> >>> That includes development
> >>> for commercial use.
> >>
> >> Actually, ONLY development for commercial use.
> >>
> >> One is not allowed to use Rdb as a hobbyist, or for a non-profit entity
> >> (which is by definition non-commercial), or whatever.
> > 
> > OK. I do not know of any good source for it (in either way), but I seam
> > to remember from 6-7 years ago that it was OK for "hobbyist" use.
> 
> The license wording is:
> 
> <quote>
> Oracle grants You a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited license to 
> internally use the Programs, subject to the restrictions stated in this 
> Agreement, only for the purpose of developing, testing, prototyping, and 
> demonstrating Your application and only as long as Your application has 
> not been used for any data processing, business, commercial, or 
> production purposes, and not for any other purpose.
> </quote>

I seem to remember that "application" had been defined to be commercial.
Maybe my memory is wrong or maybe the wording has changed.