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

[Dave Froble]

On 7/31/2022 5:30 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2022-07-31 kl. 23:22, skrev Robert A. Brooks:
>> On 7/29/2022 3:47 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2022-07-29 20:04, abrsvc wrote:
>>
>>>>  From what I recall, VSI bought the rights to Alpha and Itanium along with
>>>> the rights to create the X86 variants.  VSI does not have the rights to do
>>>> anything with VAX versions at all.  HP retains the rights to allow/disallow
>>>> any licensing for VAX machines or emulated VAXes.  All licensing for these
>>>> are handled through HP Financial.  This includes both the purchase of
>>>> licenses as well as transfers.
>>>
>>> That was the belief of a lot of people, but VSI (or people from VSI) publicly
>>> corrected that belief in this newsgroup some time ago. They do have the
>>> rights also to the VAX bits. But there isn't even a snowballs chance in hell
>>> that they will build a new VAX version, it has been said.
>>> And VSI cannot issue any licenses for HPE versions of VMS, which is why the
>>> VAX is in such a limbo.
>>
>> What Johnny has written is 100% correct.
>>
>
> VSI doesn't have any right to issue any licenses to *any* VMS/OpenVMS
> version, no matter the platform/architecture, if it isn't a version
> issued by VSI. Such as any Alpha or IA64 version that was issued
> from HP/HPE (or earlier).
>
> It has to be a VAX kit built by VSI, and that (as has already been
> said) will simply not happen.
>
> That VSI should take the work to build an VAX kit just to satisfy
> a few hobbyists, is ridiculous...
>
>

100% correct ...

But, to play devil's advocate, I'm wondering just what size dollar bill such a 
request could be written on to get a new VAX release ...

:-)

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