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OpenVMS Hobbyist Program | Hobbyist Licensing | VAX License PAK's
Author Getting Hobbyist licenses and Media
malmberg
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Posts: 530
Joined: 15.04.08
Posted on March 20 2015 02:32
FAQ:

1. How do I get a membership number?

Join any participating user group or join Decuserve/Encompasserve.

Telnet or SSH to eisner.encompasserve.org and register.
Eisner is a VMS system with a community of users.

2. How do I get Hobbyist License Keys?

The new link is:
https://www.hpe.com/h41268/live/index_e.aspx?qid=24548

An alternative link that still may work is below, this just resubmits to HPE.

http://plato.ccsscorp.com/hobbyist_registration.php is the backup link for
getting license keys.

At this time https://www.vmssoftware.com/ has not announced a hobbyist program.
Online posts have indicated that one is in their eventual plans.

3. How do I get media?

When you get your Hobbyist License Keys, there will be instructions on how
to request a temporary password to the media download site.

While ECO kits are not individually available, I am told that rollup kits
are added periodically.

4. Commercial Development?

The hobby license limits what you can do with the machine that you install the
license keys on. It does not affect what you do with the knowledge that you
learn from it.

You can not charge for software that you create/maintain on a hobbyist
machine.

For commercial use, formerly there was an Alliance One program from HPE. This program
has been replaced. I do not have information on the replacement.

Contact https:/www.vmssoftware.com about commercial development programs for their
newer releases of OpenVMS.
Edited by malmberg on December 30 2017 03:27
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malmberg
August 04 2022
No more VAX hobbyist licenses. Community licenses for Alpha/IA64/X86_64 VMS Software Inc. Commercial VMS software licenses for VAX available from HPE.

ozboomer
July 20 2022
Just re-visiting.. No more hobbyist licenses? Is that from vmssoftware.com, no 'community' licenses?

valdirfranco
July 01 2022
No more hobbyist license...sad

mister_wavey
February 12 2022
I recall that the disks failed on the public access VMS systems that included Fafner

parwezw
January 03 2022
Anyone know what happened to FAFNER.DYNDS.ORG? I had a hobbyist account here but can longer access the site.

gtackett
October 27 2021
Make that DECdfs _2.1A_ for Vax

gtackett
October 27 2021
I'm looking for DECdfs V2.4A kit for VAX. Asking here just in case anyone is still listening.

MarkRLV
September 17 2021
At one time, didn't this web site have a job board? I would love to use my legacy skills one last time in my career.

malmberg
January 18 2021
New Hobbyist PAKs for VAX/VMS are no longer available according to reports. Only commercial licenses are reported to be for sale from HPE

dfilip
January 16 2021
Can someone please point me to hobbyist license pak? I'm looking for VAX/VMS 7.1, DECnet Phase IV, and UCX/TCPIP ... have the 7.1 media, need the license paks ... thanks!

Bart
October 16 2020
OpenVMS, and this website!

malmberg
September 05 2020
VSI community non-commercial licenses for AXP/IA64 are available now.

malmberg
September 05 2020
See the forum about licensing. Don't know if HPE hobby licenses still being issued. Commercial licenses still being sold.

silfox70
September 01 2020
I need the license for OpenVMS7.3. Where can I find them?

malmberg
August 29 2020
Eisner, which is currently being moved, got an SSH update and the keys were updated to more modern encryption standards.

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