[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[David Moylan]

I've just received an update from the OpenVMS Customer lab:

 

Here's the message from the OpenVMS team.  The idea was that hobbyists
would visit the site and renew their licenses, and in response, we would
provide the final set of licenses,

explaining the scenario:

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

  As we approach the end of the HPE OpenVMS V8.4 standard support
period, HPE 

  plans to conclude the HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program. 

 

  The HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist licenses we are issuing in 2020 will be the
last set. 

  Subsequently, HPE will not issue new HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist licenses.
Attached 

  is the final set of the HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist licenses. These final
licenses 

  are valid through December 31st, 2021. We hope that this additional
validity 

  period will enable users to plan for the future. 

 

  Users who wish to avail of HPE OpenVMS long term licenses are
encouraged to 

  purchase permanent licenses at standard prices. You may contact
[Fellman, Jon] 

  <jon.fellman at hpe.com> for the same.

 

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

 

Cheers, Wiz!!

 

From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On
Behalf Of David Moylan
Sent: Saturday, 7 March 2020 4:14 PM
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: [HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

 

Hi all,

 

Just received the e-mail below. I've hunted around all the various
Hobbyist locations and licensing pages and can't find any additional
information.

 

I've already replied back to ask what the impact of Hobbyist renewal
licensing will be. I have no further information at this stage.

 

Have others received this as well? Does anyone have any further
knowledge on this?

 

I can see a few people have forwarded/posted the same message on
comp.os.vms.

 

Cheers, Wiz!!

 

 

From: OpenVMS Customer Lab [mailto:openvmscustomerlab at hpe.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 7 March 2020 3:13 PM
Cc: OpenVMS Customer Lab
Subject: OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

 

Dear HPE OpenVMS hobbyist,

 

This is to inform you that HPE is concluding the HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist
license program in alignment with the HPE OpenVMS support roadmap. 

If you wish to understand more details, please reach out to us at the
earliest through the usual license renewal webpage.

 

Thank you.

 

HPE OpenVMS team

 

 

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