Since Compaq
bought DEC, and then HP bought/merged with Compaq, yes, HP
owns DEC's IP. For info on the OpenVMS hobbyist program, see:
http://www.montagar.com/hobbyist/index.html or
http://www.encompassus.com to become a member of Encompass (what was
DECUS) so you can participate in the OpenVMS hobbyist program.
So what happened regarding membership after all? I remember that
all emails from Encompass up to June/July seemed to imply
that from then on you needed to be a paying member in order to
belong to Encompass.
You do have the option of being an Associate. You don't pay
any membership fee, and you aren't a member, but you do get
to participate in the OpenVMS Hobbyist program.
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Eric Dittman
dittman(a)dittman.net
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