If they do not include VAX, then maybe that will encourage the alpha simulator to get worked on.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 1:22 AM Vesko Kenashkov <kenash...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I pinged them yesterday on FB congratulating them about rolling out v9.0 > on VirtualBox and inquired about Hobbyist program and they confirmed there > will be one for sure before the end of the HPE's one. So good news for us > all! > > Vesko Kenashkov > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 2:43 AM Arthur Krewat <kre...@kilonet.net> wrote: > >> Wow, that is awesome news! >> >> >> On 4/26/2020 7:00 PM, John H. Reinhardt wrote: >> >> On 4/26/2020 5:27 PM, James W. Laferriere wrote: >> >> Hello Anyone , Has anyone contacted VSI directly about Hobbyist >> Licensing ie: sa...@vmssoftware.com ? >> >> While they see we have no $'s invested in their products , They >> should see a PR function in this arena . >> >> Actually hoping that someone has done so . >> Hthfys , JimL >> >> VSI is way ahead of you. Posted April 22nd on their "News" page: >> >> VSI announces community license >> >> You may be aware that HPE have announced they are “concluding the >> HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program in alignment with the HPE >> OpenVMS support roadmap” which essentially means that the Hobbyist >> program as you know it ceases at the end of 2020. >> >> GOOD NEWS: There has been speculation that VMS Software, Inc. >> would take over this program, so let us end the speculation and >> say categorically that VMS Software, Inc. is bringing out a >> replacement program for the HPE Hobbyist license program. It will >> be called the “OpenVMS Community License Program”, and we are >> currently in the process of working out all the details, which >> will be available well before the end of the HPE Hobbyist license >> program. >> >> https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/ >> >> >> It was at the top of the page, but now it's been replaced by news of the >> EAK V9.0 kit and you have to scroll down a ways to find it. However, we are >> assuming that it will only address Alpha, Integrity and x86 licenses. >> Unless HPE changes their agreement with VSI (we assume) that they won't be >> able to issue "Community Licenses" for the VAX platform. But that may >> change by the end of the year. Only HPE and VSI know. >> >> >> In the meantime, if you haven't, get your HPE Hobbyist license(s) as they >> are counting the number of participants which may go to VSI. The new >> license will not expire until January 1, 2022. >> >> -- >> John H. Reinhardt >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Simh mailing >> listSimh@trailing-edge.comhttp://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Simh mailing list >> Simh@trailing-edge.com >> http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh > > > > -- > Vesko Kenashkov > Developer at AzonMedia <https://azonmedia.com/> and Guzaba Framework > <https://github.com/AzonMedia/guzaba2> > > _______________________________________________ > Simh mailing list > Simh@trailing-edge.com > http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
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