> > > Does DECUS also still supply licenses for commercial use of VMS? If so,
> > > does anyone have an idea of what their licensed user base is for that?
> >
> > As far as I know, they've never supplied licenses for Commercial Use of
> > OpenVMS. That would be DEC/Compaq/HP. DECUS/Encompass is simply a User
> > Group.
>
> Ok, then I can say quite imperiously that DECUS needs to go away since it
> only seems to be existing to annoy hobbyist VMS users.
Your reasoning really boggles the mind. Have you bothered to look at
http://www.encompassus.org/ before making these statements? The OpenVMS
Hobbyist Program is a really *tiny* aspect of Encompass.
<SNIP>
> Is there a lapse in my reasoning anywhere here?
>
> I just see no reason at this point why DECUS needs to be, and why people
> need to pay money to use VMS in a hobbyist mode.
They DO NOT have to pay money! You can get FREE MEMBERSHIP that entitles
you to use OpenVMS! As for PAYING money, HP *STILL* charges people to use
Tru64 Unix in a "hobbyist mode".
Zane
Received on Tue Feb 10 2004 - 23:39:16 GMT