[Info-vax] OpenVMS hobbyist license renewal.

[leorams56 at gmail.com]

Op vrijdag 29 januari 2021 14:11:52 UTC+1 schreef Simon Clubley:
> On 2021-01-28, leorams56 at gmail.com <leorams56 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear John, 
> >
> > I just read you post response to Tim.
> >
> > Due to the acquisition of our company and the integration of it into another company, we are moving to a new location.
> >
> > There is also an old MicroVAX 3400 involved which we would like to preserve for the future. In 2014 we already purchased an OpenVM Hobbyist kit, but unfortunately it got lost. So we are only focusing on VAX/VMS and herewith related software / licenses.
> >
> > Would it be possible to receive a copy of the PAK as mentioned in your reply post? This would really help us a lot.
> >
> > I am looking forward to you reply.
> >
> 
> You are not allowed to use the Hobbyist licence in any commercial
> settings at all.
> 
> These licences will expire in less than a year anyway.
> 
> BTW, what do you mean by purchased a kit ?
> 
> The last Hobbyist kit I purchased was 15-20 years ago and it's been
> available for free download for at least a decade (at least while HPE
> was still running a VMS hobbyist program).
> 
> Simon.
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
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Hello Simon,

Thank you for your response.

I am just interested in VAX/VMS, not OpenVMS and from John's post I understood that the license issue is with OpenVMS...

In 2014 we (I on bahlve of our company) purchased an OpenVMS Hobbyist Kit, delivered on CD/DVD, but I cannot find it anymore. Maybe it has later been made available for download.

For now I will be concentrating on converting the MicroVAX 3400 into a SIMH environment and try to get it up and running, just to preserve a legacy software development.

Best regards, Leo.