On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 10:26 PM Richard Sargent < richard.sarg...@gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
> Thanks. > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 17:21 horrido <horrido.hobb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Done. I didn't realize there was a free license for GemStone/S. >> >> Too bad VA Smalltalk doesn't offer a free license. >> > > I believe they do. > > Yes we do. I would say there are 3 main entry points to using VAST. We have an *evaluation version* that is intended for those folks or enterprises interested in the platform and our professional services for their commercial needs. The second two entry points are more a measure of goodwill and community investment. They don't tend to impact our commercial business model favorably or unfavorably, but we are glad to participate. Those are *academic licenses*, available to professors and their students. We also offer, or sometimes donate, *open-source licenses* of VAST to students, attendees of our technical workshops or folks that give their time to community involvement. And this is not something new: it's there in our websites since a long time: https://www.instantiations.com/products/academic-license-program.html https://www.instantiations.com/company/open-source.html Hope this clarifies. -- Mariano Martinez Peck Email: marianop...@gmail.com Twitter: @MartinezPeck LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mariano-martinez-peck <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariano-mart%C3%ADnez-peck/> Blog: https://marianopeck.wordpress.com/
