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

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 7/27/2022 2:48 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 7/27/2022 11:20 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/27/2022 10:52 AM, abrsvc wrote:
>>> 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.
>> I don't think it is strange.
>>
>> A long time ago someone leased a system meaning that DEC/CPQ/HP/HPE
>> financials bougth the system and the VMS license, then the customer
>> paid every month/quarter/year - after N years the lease expires and
>> both the hardware and the license return to DEC/CPQ/HP/HPE
>> financials. So they end up with a pile of old hardware and a pile of VMS
>> licenses. So they figured out that they could sell those licenses. And
>> they had the inside knowledge and power to grab the right to approve
>> transfers.
> 
> But, do they actually have that right?
> 
> If they are not part of whatever organization might have the rights to 
> the IP, then perhaps not, and they are doing just what Simon is deploring.

HPE has the right. And if they are part of HPE then it is just a matter
of who internally got authorization which is a lot easier than when
dealing with multiple companies. Someone in that leasing team probably
asked the CEO if they would be allowed to make some money on the old
stuff by being granted a bunch of permissions. And they got the go
ahead and it works.

Arne