[HECnet] HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

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