Hobbyist VMS (was: Got a DEC 2000 Alpha server, need help)

From: meltie <lists_at_microvax.org>
Date: Thu Feb 12 11:28:57 2004

On Thursday 12 February 2004 17:21, R. D. Davis wrote:
> Quothe Witchy, from writings of Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 03:49:20PM -0000:
> > I was pleased to read on the hobbyist FAQ that you just need to keep
> > reregistering yer paks when they expire after 12 months.......
>
> Why? Does VMS stop working? If so, surely there's a way to hack
> around that problem. Seems to me that, somewhere around here, I have
> some documentation pertaining solving that type of problem... :-)

LMF, and indeed the checksum that produces the licence codes we enter can
be easily cracked. There are a few people that've done it before. The real
issue is whether we really should all start using these cracked licences.
If we did, I feel that HPAQ would give up on the VMS hobbiest program
altogether and stem the free flow of upgrades and install disks.

Therefore, I registered with a DEC User Group that would take me and I get
my DEC licences every year. To show that there are people still out here
that support, use and appreciate the hobbiest program.

alex/melt
Received on Thu Feb 12 2004 - 11:28:57 GMT