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

[Dave Froble]

On 12/3/2021 10:15 AM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> 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.
>

Aren't all hobbyists working on a "commercial application" ?

They may never come up with something that sells, but they could still be 
"working" on something.

:-)

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