[Info-vax] Entitled attitudes, was: Re: vax vms licenses

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <s2mkln$c51$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
<davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes: 

> It's not just about trust, or hobbyist licenses.  It's about being able 
> to continue doing something one cares about.
> 
> It's like telling me I cannot fly anymore.  Yeah, that'll work, for 0 
> seconds.
> 
> As for trust.  It's just too bad that the mindless corporation (HP) not 
> giving a damn about their customers.  They should have made it possible 
> for people to continue using VAX/VMS.  Such a simple thing.  But they 
> failed to do so.  Put that into your "trust meter" and tell me what it says.

How many PAYING CUSTOMERS have been cut off from using VMS?

> All I want Phillip to do is come up with a "COST" in dollars and cents. 
> He hasn't, most likely won't, he'll just keep harping on "right" and 
> "legal" and such.  He won't justify the one claim he's made.  He's clueless.

What you don't realize is that there are moral issues which do not 
involve money.

You think about the worth of some things, but forget about the value of
others.