[Info-vax] Starting over as a hobbyist with Alpha

[Volker N. Englisch]

Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> schrieb:
> On 5/18/2023 12:14 PM, Volker N. Englisch wrote:
>> Good evening!
>>
>> For I now have some more leisure time now, I'd like to start over with
>> OpenVMS on an Alpha server. The hardware is already on site, but: Where
>> to get the licenses and the OS? No, it doesn't need to be the latest
>> version...
>>
>> I registered with hpe on www.hpe.com and filled in the "OpenVMS
>> Hobbyist Registration, but no avail. No response for a week now.
>>
>> Furthermore I applied for the licenses on vmssoftware.com, no response
>> as well.
>>
>> In general, is this the correct approach, or did I do something
>> wrong...?
>>
> VSI has the "Community License" thing.  Ask about that, or, look it up on their 
> web site.  Don't expect instant response, they are quite busy.

Thanks. So I'll be patient...

> Forget about HP, nothing there.

Oops. Good to know...