[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Bill Cunningham]

It sounds like  a real shame. A lot of programmers have developed some 
much for openvms, and now they are just going to stop it. To bring VMS 
up to date so to speak; that would be "artistic" ownership under federal 
law. A wall owner was just sued over tearing down his wall that graffiti 
artists drew on. It's not all just HP here.

On 3/7/2020 1:58 PM, William Pechter wrote:
> The cost of a VMS Vax license would probably be more than a license 
> for later hardware and the hardware.
>
> There's been no bug fixes to the last Vax versions and if you get the 
> Vax license - - if offered - - the ability to keep the HW running gets 
> harder yearly.
>
> A multi thousand dollar/yr license to run on  Simh would suck. $50/Yr 
> might be doable for a hobby.  Perhaps someone could propose something 
> so VSI could offset costs.
>
> Bill
>
> Sent from pechter at gmail.com <mailto:pechter at gmail.com>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Cunningham <bill.cu at suddenlink.net>
> To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
> Sent: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:50
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing
>
> I have received t too. They say ifyou want long term licenses, buy it! 
> dig out the coins.
>
> On 3/7/2020 2:12 AM, Rob Jarratt wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I have received it too. I think this is just corporate speak for 
>> saying that they are closing the hobbyist licensing program, 
>> presumably because they no longer support VMS. I think they should 
>> officially release the PAK tool, or allow hobbyists to request 
>> non-expiring licenses (although that wouldn’t help new hobbyists).
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> *From:*owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> *On 
>> Behalf Of *David Moylan
>> *Sent:* 07 March 2020 05:14
>> *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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