[Info-vax] Hobbyist licences for VAX

Arne Vajhøj arne at vajhoej.dk
Mon Apr 11 18:56:11 EDT 2022


On 4/11/2022 3:44 PM, Michael Moroney wrote:
> On 4/11/2022 2:29 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> Do you imagine there is even one person at VSI that doesn't understand 
>> the issues, and doesn't sympathize with people wanting to play with an 
>> old VAX?
>>
>> In addition to that, anyone staying current on working with VMS is a 
>> potential resource that just may help VSI.  Such as in a new VMS 
>> customer looking for some VMS experience.

Those looking for VMS experience could just run VMS Alpha.

>> Get off that soapbox ...
>>
> When VSI started, VSI got zero rights to anything VAX-specific. That 
> would include generating VAX licenses, hobbyist or not.

I thought the story was that VSI can only create licenses for VSI VMS
not HP(E) VMS and that VSI has not plans of ever building a
VSI VMS VAX.

Arne




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