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

[Chris Scheers]

Robert A. Brooks wrote:
> On 7/28/2022 5:32 PM, Chris Scheers wrote:
> 
>> FWIW:
>>
>> In the early 1990s, Lockheed purchased the Fort Worth division of 
>> General Dynamics.
>>
>> At the time, they had VAXen everywhere.  From what I was told, when 
>> they went to renew their licenses, DEC/Compaq (I don't remember which 
>> it was at the time) said "What licenses?"
>  As a DEC customer, I frequently purchased licenses and renewed support 
> contracts.
> 
> I don't know what "renew their licenses" means.

I apologize.  Late night, tired, bad wording.

They paid an annual software support contract.  From what I understand, 
this was generally tied to machine/software specific licenses.

When they went to pay their annual renewal for the support contract, 
DEC/Compaq said that the contracts were with General Dynamics and that 
Lockheed had no rights to the software, much less to updates, even 
though Lockheed had bought that General Dynamics division including all 
assets.

This may just be standard corporate posturing and they did work it out 
eventually, but it was jarring to the tech people involved.

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