[Simh] OpenVMS Hobbyist Program

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2020-03-08 12:42, Bob Eager wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Mar 2020 12:34:46 +0100
> Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
> 
>>> is HPE going to sue individual hobbyists for copyright? I highly
>>> doubt it.
>>
>> Why would they? HPE have given hobbyists licenses which will expire,
>> at which point they just don't have a working license anymore. Not
>> sure what HPE would sue for...
> 
> I think the context was, at some point in the future, a hobbyist using
> a pirate licence.

Ah. So the question is if HPE would ever sue anyone for using pirate 
licenses. Good question. Technically, they could, of course. Will they 
try and hunt people down? I sortof suspect they will not.
But HPE are not the only ones with a stake here. What about VSI? After 
all, if HPE have stopped selling, they wouldn't gain any more money by 
anyone willing to pay anyway.

Anyway, this all becomes speculation. We know it is illegal. Anyone is 
free to decide on their own if they are willing to break that rule/law, 
and willing to take that risk (be it high or low). Nobody should make 
that decision based on the assumption of someone else that it is "safe" 
though.

   Johnny

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