[Info-vax] VSI OpenVMS Community License

[Dave Froble]

On 3/28/2024 8:31 PM, bill wrote:
> On 3/28/2024 8:03 PM, Dan Cross wrote:
>> In article <uu2dqu$35k4u$1 at dont-email.me>,
>> Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>> On 3/27/2024 9:03 AM, Dan Cross wrote:
>>>> In article <utvdak$2bpcm$1 at dont-email.me>,
>>>> Dave Froble  <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>>> [snip]
>>>>> Well, if it was/is that much work, then should that not indicate that there
>>>>> has
>>>>> been plenty of interest?
>>>>
>>>> One would think!
>>>>
>>>>> And if so, why kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
>>>>
>>>> I hate to be that guy, but...but it must be asked: were the eggs
>>>> laid by that goose really all that golden?  Were they seeing any
>>>> return on it?  My guess is, "no, not really."
>>>
>>> My perspective has been that anything that gets or keeps interest in VMS is a
>>> good thing for VMS.
>>
>> Fundamentally I agree with you, but with the caveat that those
>> things must be tempered by their costs.  Here, I suspect VSI was
>> faced with a cost that they didn't feel was worth it; they chose
>> a path to address that, where you and I both agree that another
>> path would have been superior.
>
> What cost are we talking about here?  If you mean the cost of
> taking in requests and sending out licenses I see no reason
> why that could not have been fully automated.  It's not rocket
> science (anymore) people.
>
>
> bill
>

I tend to try to look beyond what is said ...

It may not be technical at all.  What if someone in VSI, or it's parent, asked, 
why are we doing this?  It isn't what is our business plan.

Something like the CL must have believers implementing and running it.  Perhaps 
those calling the shots are not believers in the CL.

I don't know anything.  Just speculation.  But in c.o.v I have not noticed much 
being said by VSI people.  Might not be healthy speaking out against those at 
the top.

Nor am I buying the newbie issue.  Just point them at c.o.v and they would get 
more advice than they wanted.

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