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> The real question is: what do they get out of offering a hobbyist license? Commoditize your complements: If you sell VMS software, it stands to reason you wo
by labcomputer 3y ago
> The real question is: what do they get out of offering a hobbyist license?
Commoditize your complements: If you sell VMS software, it stands to reason you would like there to be people who know how to use it. Even better if you don’t have to pay the train them.
Tons of people know how to use Linux because you can just download a distro and start using it… It’s the same reason MS and Cisco have all those certificate programs.
I never understood why IBM didn’t make a hobbyist version of their mainframe OSes for Hercules.