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VSI Community License Program |
Bruce Claremont
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| Posted on October 20 2020 06:59 |
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VMS Software has launched the Community License Program: you can get a free OpenVMS license intended for non-commercial use by applying here: https://vmssoftware.com/services/community-license/ |
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RE: VSI Community License Program |
saq
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| Posted on October 24 2020 12:34 |
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This is great news, and it looks like it is a full OpenVMS Hobbyist license rather than the license+emulator image that they had before.
Don't know if it was just a bug for me or if it is a general issue but when I got my licenses the file was empty. |
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RE: VSI Community License Program |
saq
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| Posted on November 03 2020 16:03 |
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Don't know if it was a temporary hiccough on their end or something with the mail server on my end but I re-applied and got a valid license. Now to throw it on one of the boxes and see what it will do. |
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RE: VSI Community License Program |
saq
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| Posted on November 05 2020 05:26 |
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Important note: VSI changed the "PRODUCT" so you will have to download the newer versions of OpenVMS to have it work (which I guess is expected, after all it wouldn't be really legal to use it on a non-VSI version even if you could).
Plus side is it looks like you only have to put in one license code now, not the base, user, DW-MOTIF, UCX... etc...Unless of course you want to use Multinet or TCPWare - but Process Software does still have their hobbyist programs active!
Note that I have not had the time to install yet, so this is just from looking at the PAK. |
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