HPE OpenVMS Hobbyist license program is closing

[Katherine Barto]

> On Mar 11, 2020, at 3:18 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 
> On 3/11/20 3:59 PM, James B DiGriz via cctalk wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:08:43 -0700
>> Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Release of Classic HP3000 died for the same reason from the same
>>> company.
>>> 
>> After HP bought TI's DSG lines, TI SysV was eventually turned over to a
>> 3rd party, who has so far been unresponsive to my
>> inquiries about possible hobbyist licensing, either binary or source.
>> Evidently S1500's may still in use somewhere, unless I'm just the wrong
>> person asking, or the maintainer simply no longer has the time, having
>> moved on to newer platforms. In which case, why not a FOSS release? I
>> understand it's his baby, but still...
>> Oh, well, I guess there's always the Linux port I was working on off and
>> on. Hate to have to reinvent the DNIO stuff when I don't even have the
>> binaries, but there you go.
> 
> I assume SysV means Unix SysV.  Unless there has been a change
> I have not heard about nothing newer than V7 has been released
> for use by the holders of the Unix IP.  I have a copy of that
> somewhere.
> 
> bill
> 
> 

Unix newer than V7 is available at https://www.tuhs.org <https://www.tuhs.org/>

Including System III, 32V, and BSD ports up to and including 4.4

	David