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HPE has divested VMS Software Inc., so if you want hobbyist license you have to go to VSI and not to HPE. And under VSI the process of getting the hobyist licen
by dfox 4y ago
HPE has divested VMS Software Inc., so if you want hobbyist license you have to go to VSI and not to HPE. And under VSI the process of getting the hobyist license is simpler (ie. you don't have to be member of anything) and IIRC you can even get images of installation media directly from VSI.
- Zenst 4y agoInteresting, do you have a link? I went via https://vmssoftware.com/ https://vmssoftware.com/ and the get Get OpenVMS link which yeilds a form that has: "To help us qualify your application for this evaluation release kit, please fill out the following survey. Please be advised that community (hobbyist) licenses are not currently available, evaluation licenses are provided to commercial customers only."
- dfox 4y agohttps://vmssoftware.com/community/community-license/ https://vmssoftware.com/community/community-license/
- Zenst 4y agoThank you - now just have to await for their "planned" x86 includion into this program. Sadly lost all my old unix server in a move decade ago :(
- nix23 4y agoIf you have windows you can use the "StudentKit" https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/2022/04/18/ready-to-run-openvms-vm-student-kit-from-vsi/ https://virtuallyfun.com/wordpress/2022/04/18/ready-to-run-o...
- cbm-vic-20 4y agoVSI does not have the rights to VMS on VAX, and so it's not included in their hobbyist license program.
- Dracophoenix 4y agoThank you for the information. Do you know if hobbyist licenses acquired before the divesture will still be honored?