[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Thomas DeBellis]

I guess I must be confused and have been unclear.  If the PAK isn't VSI 
generated, isn't that the same thing?  I had been thinking reverse 
engineering the PAK, but didn't state that as Ihad been musing that 
stubs could be easier.

On 3/7/20 1:52 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On 3/7/20 1:29 PM, Thomas DeBellis wrote:
>> Yes, there are a number of ways to get around a license check for just
>> about anything if you try long enough and find the points to stub out
>> the checks.  This is probably not a great idea.  Just because you've
>> stubbed out a call for local validation doesn't mean you've gotten
>> everything, such as reporting (covert or not) to a central site.  At a
>> minimum, you'd probably be put on the spot to pony up.
>    I didn't mention hacking VMS, I mentioned generating license PAKs.
>
>                -Dave
>