[Simh] OpenVMS Hobbyist Program

[Zane Healy]

On Mar 7, 2020, at 8:09 PM, Tony Nicholson <tony.nicholson at computer.org> wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 11:39 AM Hunter Goatley <goathunter at goatley.com <mailto:goathunter at goatley.com>> wrote:
> [snip]
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> I had hoped that HPE would release non-expiring VAX PAKs, because why 
> not? They're out of the game, and no one else has the code for VAX. But 
> they apparently aren't going to do that, which effectively ends SIMH, 
> VAX, and Alpha for all but commercial use with purchased commercial 
> licenses.
> 
> Layered product license PAKs for Alpha and VAX are common for products available
> for the hobbyist program.  That may be the reason why they couldn't issue
> non-expiring licenses for VAX - because they'd be non-expiring for Alpha too!

I was thinking the same thing, and it seems obvious that VSI is making money off of Alpha. 

> A VAX-VMS license PAK without layered products would be useless (to me).

IIRC, this was all we got with the original Hobbyist program.

Zane




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