OpenVMS license expiration date

From: Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
Date: Thu Jun 6 12:55:49 2002

"R. D. Davis" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> This afternoon I registered my DECUS^H^H^H^H^HEncompass membership
> number with Montagar software for OpenVMS. By the way, not knowing
> the CPU ID of my VAX, I entered a '?', and that satisfied their
> registration script. The last time that I attempted to register with
> Montagar, my Encompas membership ID number was rejected, so I didn't
> get a CD-ROM back then. A short while ago, an e-mail arrived with the
> license to use OpenVMS; alas, the license expires in one year. Will
> this expiration date have any effect on the useability of the software
> after the expiration date?

After the license expires you will need to get another license:- and again a
year after that one expires, year after year after year after...

Once the license has expired you'll only be able to log into the console.

This is the way that the hobbyist program works. I'm afraid,

        Dave.
Received on Thu Jun 06 2002 - 12:55:49 BST