[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Community License

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 3/28/2024 1:52 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 3/28/2024 7:23 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 3/28/2024 5:28 AM, Bork wrote:
>>>                                 In any case, they're possibly juicing 
>>> the
>>> value to sell off the IP.
>>
>> I doubt that. I don't think VSI got any IP that they can
>> sell.
> 
> There is also the question of whether they can re-sale the license(s) or 
> agreements they received from HP.  Perhaps acquisition of a company is 
> not the same as transferring assets?

It all depends on the wording of the agreement between HP/HPE and VSI.

But a guess:

Can VSI sell the VMS IP to a third party? Definitely no - VSI does not 
own VMS IP.

Can VSI sell the right to distribute VMS to a third party? My guess 
would be no - I don't see HP/HPE lawyers having agreed to that 
("non-transferable license" is a common term).

Can Terracloud sell their VSI stocks to a third party? My guess would be 
yes - HP/HPE lawyers would not care who owns VSI.

> They do own whatever they develop and can sell that.

VSI own the IP of what they have created, but I don't see
that being a sellable product without the HP/HPE IP.

Arne