[Info-vax] Hobbyist program on The Register

[bill]

On 4/9/2024 9:18 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 4/9/2024 1:18 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> The changes to the hobbyist program have made it to The Register:
>>
>> https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/09/vsi_prunes_hobbyist_prog/
>>
>> A number of comments about, ermm, "ways" to bypass the VSI limitations.
>>
>> I wonder what the reaction of those people will be if VSI just outright
>> cancels the whole program in response, while blaming "certain attitudes"
>> for that decision ?
>>
>> Simon.
>>
> 
> Ok Simon, I took the time to read that article, and the replies.  Didn't 
> see too much about license bypassing.  One mention of an existing 
> method, and that method is much older than VSI, so nothing new to them, 
> or anyone else.

Well, you had someone talk about taking the licenses off of the
distributed VM and using it on another.

> 
> I've wondered about the complaints about patching the CL distributions.  
> Not sure I understand.  What would stop a patch of such?  Of course, 
> there is the question of access to patches.


And, there's the rub.  If they aren't planning on letting CL users
run up to date systems they are apparently not planning on them
providing valid test data.  :-)

For some of us it's a little funny to think that our beloved PDP-11
may out last VMS in production systems.


bill