[Info-vax] ChatGPT solved it for me, again...

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 2/15/2023 11:43 AM, Slo wrote:
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> wrong owner
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> I apologize for my previous response. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) sold OpenVMS
> to VMS Software Inc. (VSI) in 2014. VSI is an independent software company that specializes
> in OpenVMS and is now the owner of the OpenVMS operating system. Since acquiring
> OpenVMS, VSI has been working on updating and modernizing the operating system to
> make it more compatible with modern hardware and software. VSI continues to provide
> support and updates for OpenVMS to its customers.
> ==============================


Still not correct.  HP (it was not HPE at the time) sold us the development rights,
not the ownership of the existing intellectual property.

This is among the reasons why VSI will not open-source VMS; it's not VSI's call.

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		-- Rob