OpenVMS Community License Program
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OpenVMS Community License Program
As it says on the News page.
That's good news!
OpenVMS cannot just exist, it must also be visible. And visibility requires a) support of normal hardware and b) availability.
In my opinion this ranks with choosing Visual Studio Code as a developer tool as one of the decisions that makes OpenVMS usable for the non-VMS community.
That's good news!
OpenVMS cannot just exist, it must also be visible. And visibility requires a) support of normal hardware and b) availability.
In my opinion this ranks with choosing Visual Studio Code as a developer tool as one of the decisions that makes OpenVMS usable for the non-VMS community.
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Just a question: Where to get media (AXP, I64) since VSI closed the FTP site and I cannot locate the kits on the new platform...
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Willem,
The FTP sites I got with my license still work for me. I just logged into both the Alpha and Integrity sites. It was only the Open source kits site they closed.
The FTP sites I got with my license still work for me. I just logged into both the Alpha and Integrity sites. It was only the Open source kits site they closed.
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I have a DS10 running HP VMS 8.4 under HP's hobbyist license, with a number of TCP services activated, plus all compilers and FMS.
This installation has been copied to another DS10 (different storage configuration), required changes have been made to boot completely.
Besides that, I have a PWS with the same OS and license. All these machines are member of a cluster (which can include one or more Itanium machines). No shared storage.
One of the Itanium has been upgraded to VSI to use the VSI Community licence: no problems. The second DS10 has also been upgraded and runs fine as a cluster member.
Yesterday I upgraded the PWS, registered the licenses but on reboot, th ALPHA-LP license failed to be loaded, apparently because all units (1050)have been used on the upgraded DS10.
That means I cannot upgrade my first DS10 to create a cluster with my ALPHA machines - rendering the Community license useless.
This installation has been copied to another DS10 (different storage configuration), required changes have been made to boot completely.
Besides that, I have a PWS with the same OS and license. All these machines are member of a cluster (which can include one or more Itanium machines). No shared storage.
One of the Itanium has been upgraded to VSI to use the VSI Community licence: no problems. The second DS10 has also been upgraded and runs fine as a cluster member.
Yesterday I upgraded the PWS, registered the licenses but on reboot, th ALPHA-LP license failed to be loaded, apparently because all units (1050)have been used on the upgraded DS10.
That means I cannot upgrade my first DS10 to create a cluster with my ALPHA machines - rendering the Community license useless.
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Re: OpenVMS Community License Program
To provide a more specific description for Willem's entry:
The VSI OpenVMS community license ALPHA-LP only provides 1050 cluster-wide license units. This makes it impossible to cluster a VSI OpenVMS Alpha system with another VSI OpenVMS Alpha (or more) and use the ALPHA-LP community license on more than 1 VSI OpenVMS Alpha in the cluster concurrently.
Volker.
The VSI OpenVMS community license ALPHA-LP only provides 1050 cluster-wide license units. This makes it impossible to cluster a VSI OpenVMS Alpha system with another VSI OpenVMS Alpha (or more) and use the ALPHA-LP community license on more than 1 VSI OpenVMS Alpha in the cluster concurrently.
Volker.
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Just a thougt: Do I need licenses per machine if I want to run them in a cluster - because licenses are said to be on a per-machine basis?
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[ignoring the Sassa Status spam]
Speaking of Willem Grooters, has any one seen/heard of him?
His grootersnet.nl domain has lapsed and I was a little concerned for his well-being .
Speaking of Willem Grooters, has any one seen/heard of him?
His grootersnet.nl domain has lapsed and I was a little concerned for his well-being .
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I'm OK, just reversed my domain-registers to my ISP so my email is handled at my ISP. Main reason is I have to do a lot of extra work on my mail frontend (PMAS by Process software - I can recommend it! - and the requirement to install and configure PMDF (same company) in order to be able to send mail to any receiver, which would take quite a lot of time. With the upcoming abandoning of the current licensing program in 2025, it means the requirement afterward to re-download and re-configure a fixed x86-64 version each year. To be able to maintain my DS10's and Itaniums rx2820, I would have to apply for ambassador, but I think I do not qualify in terms of knowledge, or have any (open source) software to maintain or develop, and there is no indication of what is required. Even after over 30 years of experience as a programmer and regular attendant to the once famous OpenVMS bootcamps in Nashua (and Boston for the last ones).
If it is the company policy to deny existing, loyal, long-time professional and private users access to the systems they run for years, because of it's quality in security and robustness, there is no alternative to drop OpenVMS. I will not use any second-grade operating system for the Internet to access.
If it is the company policy to deny existing, loyal, long-time professional and private users access to the systems they run for years, because of it's quality in security and robustness, there is no alternative to drop OpenVMS. I will not use any second-grade operating system for the Internet to access.
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Fair enough. Thanks for the response. Good travels...willemgrooters wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:13 amI'm OK, 8< snip 8<
If it is the company policy to deny existing, loyal, long-time professional and private users access to the systems they run for years, because of it's quality in security and robustness, there is no alternative to drop OpenVMS. I will not use any second-grade operating system for the Internet to access.
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You should apply. They accepted me. You would be a shoo-in I'd think.willemgrooters wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 8:13 amI would have to apply for ambassador, but I think I do not qualify in terms of knowledge, or have any (open source) software to maintain or develop, and there is no indication of what is required.
If you are unclear as to the Ambassador's "duties" then go here
It all boils down to being a positive source of OpenVMS good will.
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