[Info-vax] VSI Subscription Licensing Response Letter

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <8dec4562-dd0f-434e-b31f-5fe0cc0a1b82n at googlegroups.com>, Ian
Miller <gxys at uk2.net> writes: 

> On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 11:38:18 PM UTC+1, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> > From the VSI "Chief Revenue Officer" Terry Holmes, the VSI response to 
> > the subscription licensing discussions: 
> > 
> > https://www.connect-community.de/SIGs/OpenVMS/license 
> > 
> > SaaS licensing will continue for new license purchases. 
> > 
> > Additionally, VSI plans to move to per-core SaaS licensing on OpenVMS x86-64. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Pure Personal Opinion | HoffmanLabs LLC
> 
> I see there are circumstances under which VSI will grant a perpetual license. 
> The discussion here has not talked about those or engaging with the VSI 
> Sales Director about that. Perhaps such discussions are going on in private
> while complain.on.vms proceeds as usual.

That has been mentioned here.  Yes, if you are running a nuclear power 
plant then maybe you can get a perpetual license.  In any case, it seems 
to be something one has to negotiate.  Obviously, if it were a 
possibility for a majority of customers, there would be no point in the 
new scheme, so such licenses will probably fill only a very small niche.