I'm not
talking about Encompass (Interex has nothing to do with the
program).
Actually, you're wrong, they do. In Europe, HP Interex handles
this program.
Nope, Interex can take no credit for any part of the OpenVMS Hobbyist program.
Interex membership isn't even listed as qualifying here:
http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/get_yer_licenses/join_user_group.html
There's more information on the history of the program here:
http://www.openvmshobbyist.com/openvms_history/hobbyist_history/index.html
As you can see, DECUS (which became Encompass) and the DFWLUG (which became
the DFWCUG) started the program and still maintain it.
I have no
problem with the way the OpenVMS Hobbyist program is set up,
and I know that if the plug is pulled I'm not going to be hung out to
dry.
We'll see.
Indeed, we shall. I've talked to the people behind the scenes and am pretty
sure I know what I'm talking about.
--
Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net