7 Mar
2020
7 Mar
'20
1:34 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE <owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE> On Behalf
Of Johnny Billquist
Sent: 07 March 2020 11:59
To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE
Subject: Re: [HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing
On 2020-03-07 08:12, Rob Jarratt wrote:
were to
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).
Well, it obviously also would not help VSI, who now "owns" VMS, if they
release the PAK tool...
Yes, I thought about that, but perhaps VSI could create a licensing
mechanism for Intel that isn't PAK? Not sure how hard that would be though.
I don't recall if they intend to support anything other than Intel though.
In a sense, a totally expected development. HPE have for a long time said
they
are going to get out of VMS. Hobbyist was not expected
to fare any
different. It
is now truly up to VSI to decide what happens next.
The one, potentially scary thing, is the question of licenses for VAX.
VSI didn't, as far as I can remember, formally take over the VAX side of
things,
which could mean that VAX people might be left out in
the cold no matter
what
VSI does.
Johnny
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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