[Info-vax] vax vms licenses

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <t4ejjt$orl$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> 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.

Right.  The question is what VSI's justification is.

> > 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.

But did that come from VSI?

> 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.

Indeed.

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

Does anyone?