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

[bill]

On 2/15/2023 12:07 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
> On 2/15/2023 11:43 AM, Slo wrote:
>   > ==============================
>> wrong owner
>> ==============================
>> 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.
> 

Thanks Rob.  You confirmed my post before I even sent it.
Beat that ChatGPT.....

bill