Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help

From: Fred N. van Kempen <waltje_at_pdp11.nl>
Date: Wed Feb 11 04:50:08 2004

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> What if every DECUS member simply did not extend or renew their
> membership? Can it be assumed that funding for DECUS would simply dry up
> and DECUS would be no longer?
Probably, at some point.

> If so, then VMS hobbyist licenses would be "up in the air" so to speak.
No, HP would probably allow Montagar or other groupsto handle the issue.

> With Compaq now having been sucked up into HP, and HP probably not giving
> a damn either way, my guess is that hobbyist VMS use would be relegated to
> a "public domain" model.
Hah.

> Is there a lapse in my reasoning anywhere here?
Yes. HP Does Not Believe In Public Domain.

> 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.
Right.

--f
Received on Wed Feb 11 2004 - 04:50:08 GMT