[Info-vax] VMS VAX License for personal Microvax 3100 Model 40

[Dave Froble]

On 7/27/2022 10:52 AM, abrsvc wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10:43:38 AM UTC-4, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/27/2022 10:19 AM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> On 7/27/2022 3:59 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
>>>> gah4 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Most likely this machine had a valid license.
>>>>
>>>> But only transferable to a new owner on payment of a fee.
>>>
>>> Ok, who is doing the transfers?
>>> DC would do the transfer for, I seem to recall, $300.  But DEC is no
>>> more.  So, is DEC's transfer still required, or, since DEC is no more,
>>> then the requirement for the transfer is no more.
>> Compaq bought DEC and all IP.
>>
>> HP bought Compaq and all IP.
>>
>> When HP split then HPE and HP Inc split the IP (I assume this went to HPE).
>>
>> Arne
> Strange as it sounds, it is HP Financial that handles the licenses.  It may be part of HPE technically, but is known as HP Financial.
>

HP financial is selling things that come in from lease.  Nothing as far as I 
know.  My question is, are they just selling assets (licenses), or do they have 
permission to actually transfer licenses.  I'm wondering whether they are doing 
what Simon and Arne are accusing others of doing?  I'm betting they are 
"software pirates".

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