Layered products - where are they? (still looking)

[tlovern]

no, I still haven't found them

I'm trying to find the DecPrint supervisor kit to install on V9.2-2

since the Service platform no longer shows any packages, where can I find it to install, and will I need a license pack for it (I don't remember it needing one)

It's probably somewhere obvious, but I'm not seeing it....

Thanks!

[babydr]

@ All , I was under the impression that access to [url]https://sp.vmssoftware.com/#/packages[/url] was to be effective thru next Year ?
I see I am incorrect .
Have same concerns as tlovern .

Tia , JimL

[soutbarr]

You would need a valid license to use that Layered Product and the licenses we got with this method of having OpenVMS are

BASIC VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
C VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
CMS VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
COBOL VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
CXX-V VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
DTM VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
FORTRAN VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
LSE VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
MMS VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
OPENVMS-X86-HAOE VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
PASCAL VSI 6 0 1 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
VMSCLUSTER VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
VMSCLUSTER-CLIENT VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025
VOLSHAD VSI 6 1 0 0.0 (none) 30-APR-2025


It's sad that they changed things in this manner. If you have some sort of significant experience in OpenVMS instead of getting started with OpenVMS last you could potentially qualify for an Ambassador license.

https://vmssoftware.com/products/licenses/

[sms]

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> since the Service platform no longer shows any packages, [...]

   Presumably, if you have more than a Community license (or you have a
support agreement), it still does.

> [...] where can I find it to install, [...]

   Find someone who downloaded a kit while it was available, and who
doesn't care about incurring the wrath of VSI?

   The new policy seems to be that if it's not in the VMDK, you don't
need/want/deserve it.

> [...] will I need a license pack for it [...]

   On the bright side:

      https://vmssoftware.com/products/decprint-supervisor/

      Licensing

      x86: BOE.
      Integrity: BOE.
      Alpha: ALPHA-LP.

> [...] (I don't remember it needing one)

   Nothing more than you already have.

[tlovern]

Thanks for the responses. Turned out I still had the kit on the host computer (Mac) and was able to install it and get it running. (except for having to chase my tail before I realized I did not assign a static IP to my printer... )

If I am violating something with VSI, hopefully they will inform me nicely....

[sms]

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>  If I am violating something with VSI, hopefully they will inform me
> nicely....

   I wouldn't worry about a Software Police raid.  You have a license to
use it now, and they allowed the download then.

   I found two copies of the kit (VSI-X86VMS-DCPS-V0208-2-1.ZIP) on a
Mac here, one in a V9.2 directory ("Apr 11  2023"), and an identical one
in a V9.2-1 directory ("Dec 18 21:43").  So, it was available for a
while.