[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Bill Cunningham]

On 3/7/2020 2:30 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
> 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.
     I hope not. I have all kinds of "this n that's" that go with 
openVMS. Open enough for those that have the money I guess.
>> 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
>