[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-04-28, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) <helbig at asclothestro.multivax.de> wrote:
>
> Why not some sort of escrow setup?  VSI creates for each customer a 
> non-expiring license and deposits it with a notary or whatever.  The 
> license comes with paperwork describing how to access that license 
> should VSI stop producing licenses.  According to VSI, there is no real 
> danger, so that would never come to pass.  Even if it did, only if VSI 
> ceases to exist, so no loss to VSI.  Potentially many customers who 
> would otherwise leave VMS and thus VSI, and perhaps even some new 
> customers.
>

I suggested that in detail here in COV.

IIRC, the French people suggested it to VSI and VSI rejected the idea
outright.

> It would be nice if someone from VSI could say what is wrong with that 
> idea and how it would negatively impact VSI.
>

There were suggestions here that such an idea might affect the future
resale value of VSI if they go bust and there isn't a quick sale to
someone else who can continue issuing licences.

I did point out however, that such a scheme should make people more
confident about staying with VSI and hence it should improve the profits
for VSI overall.

So no, I don't understand why VSI would be opposed to such a scheme either.

Simon.

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