[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Community License

[David Goodwin]

In article <35b8ef5d-a3b2-4d03-9b43-73b2196374df at cropcircledogs.com>, 
usenet at cropcircledogs.com says...
> 
> On 3/26/24 9:26 AM, Chris Townley wrote:
> > Just received 2 mails from VSI
> > 
> > End of Alpha and I64 community licenses
> > 
> > Looks like a more restricted X86 - WE can download a pre-built and 
> > licensed VMDK with a few LP, including compilers
> > 
> > Or there is an Ambassador program
> > 
> > Not sure what to think yet...
> > 
> 
> Losing the Alpha option is my real pain point.  Both my hobbyist systems 
> are Alphas (DS10 and PWS-600au).
> 
> The fact that they are summarily rejecting already submitted (but not 
> yet approved) requests quite frankly hurts.

I could perhaps handle loosing Alpha if we weren't also loosing x86.

A fresh vmdk once a year is not an acceptable solution. I'm not setting 
up a fresh VM every year, its not worth the effort.