My friend (and I, for that matter), would never condone software piracy, in all seriousness. However (again, hypothetically speaking of course) my friend would have a lot of trouble understanding how posessing and running an old, obsoleted version of VMS would bring harm to anybody or to any organization. He might also be very disappointed that there were no available inexpensive hobbyist licenses available, which, if one existed, he would certainly jump at and support with his own hard earned money, quite happily.