On 28/11/2025 20:49, Doug McIntyre via cctalk wrote:
On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 07:26:38AM +1100, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote:
And even HP is a farce of a company now - a sad sad shell compared to what
they were.
Who actually owns the software? Have we considered going to them and
asking? It worked for CP/M - which is now unencumbered.
It is owned by VMS Software Inc (VSI). (https://vmssoftware.com/)
It is highly unlikely that they will be willing to free old VAX versions of the
VMS software.
They apparently are doing well enough to be a viable company supporting
existing VMS installations.
I don't believe their agreement with HP allows them to do that. They
have to produce their own releases, but how many changes they would need
for it to be called a release I know not.
They still even have Itanic & Alpha licenses available.
but only to their updated versions...
As well as Community Edition licenses, although those are only available on x86
now.
and really limited
Dave
