[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Community License

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-03-26, Chris Townley <news at cct-net.co.uk> wrote:
> On 26/03/2024 14:26, 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...
>> 
>
> Actually I am not surprised. There have been a lot of VMS newbies 
> recently on the VSI forum, asking endless basic questions without even 
> trying to look in the manuals, and a fair number of responses from both 
> VSI and the community
>
> However it is a real shame, as such people could well move into VMS 
> jobs, and spread the word
>

One further thought: I wonder what this means for systems like Eisner,
which are running on VSI time-limited licences ?

Simon.

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