[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Dave McGuire]

On 3/7/20 2:26 PM, Bill Cunningham wrote:
> 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.

  This does not at all mean that VMS is going to just up and disappear.
 That's ludicrous.

> 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.

  You're talking about the American legal system, in which the victor is
the one who can hire more lawyers.  Do you think you can hire more
lawyers than HP?

  Just keep running your machines and be happy.  There is no reason to
get all excited about this.

           -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA