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

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-07-29, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
> On 7/29/2022 8:56 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2022-07-28, David Goodwin <dgsoftnz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> And maybe VSI will some day buy out VMS completely and make historic
>>> releases available in some form rather than letting the few remaining valid
>>> permanent licenses slowly vanish as companies throw them out or
>>> hobbyists (who bought new or had them transferred) die without transferring
>>> them on to someone else.
>>
>> Sorting out the rights to the third-party IP within VMS may be a problem
>> if that ever happens.
>>
>> Simon.
>>
>
> There should be no issues.
>
> As stated, VSI has the right and capability to issue a new version of VAX/VMS, 
> and then issue licenses (of any type) for the new version.
>

Read the above again.

The suggestion above is about VSI buying out VMS completely from HPE.

In that situation, issues around third-party IP most certainly do come
into play.

Simon.

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