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  • Re: Ambassador license?

    From John H. Reinhardt@21:1/5 to Timothy Stark on Thu Sep 5 16:40:50 2024
    On 9/5/2024 1:11 PM, Timothy Stark wrote:
    Does anyone have experience with an ambassador license? I already am an expert of application development and base operating systems, etc.

    I have a community license with the OpenVMS x86 package but Alpha and IA64 are no longer available but they are only available under Ambassador
    license. I think that community license is for beginners and students. I learned something from comp.os.vms that said the community license does not have a PCSI/VMSINSTALL (@sys$update:vmsinstal) kit.

    The way forward with the CLP (Community License Program) is a yearly update of a VMK image that is usable in VMware, and with a bit of manipulation KVM and VirtualBox. Some are trying to get VSI to make the update more frequent, but nothing has been
    changed as of yet. Since Alpha and Integrity are the past for VSI, the CLP kit is only for the future x86 systems. Alpha and Integrity are still available if you join the Ambassador program (and I believe the ISP program)


    If so, I will apply for ambassador license soon.


    You should. I did and the accepted me.

    Thanks,
    Tim

    If you have not, then you should join the VSI Forum at https://forum.vmssoftware.com/index.php

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    John H. Reinhardt

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  • From Chris Townley@21:1/5 to John H. Reinhardt on Thu Sep 5 22:46:00 2024
    On 05/09/2024 22:40, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
    On 9/5/2024 1:11 PM, Timothy Stark wrote:
    Does anyone have experience with an ambassador license?  I already am an
    expert of application development and base operating systems, etc.

    I have a community license with the OpenVMS x86 package but Alpha and
    IA64
    are no longer available but they are only available under Ambassador
    license.  I think that community license is for beginners and students. I >> learned something from comp.os.vms that said the community license
    does not
    have a PCSI/VMSINSTALL (@sys$update:vmsinstal) kit.

    The way forward with the CLP (Community License Program) is a yearly
    update of a VMK image that is usable in VMware, and with a bit of manipulation KVM and VirtualBox.  Some are trying to get VSI to make the update more frequent, but nothing has been changed as of yet.  Since
    Alpha and Integrity are the past for VSI, the CLP kit is only for the
    future x86 systems.  Alpha and Integrity are still available if you join
    the Ambassador program (and I believe the ISP program)


    If so, I will apply for ambassador license soon.


    You should.  I did and the accepted me.

    Thanks,
    Tim

    If you have not, then you should join the VSI Forum at https://forum.vmssoftware.com/index.php


    I do wonder how many will have that status renewed next year

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    Chris

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  • From John H. Reinhardt@21:1/5 to Chris Townley on Thu Sep 5 23:44:59 2024
    On 9/5/2024 4:46 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
    On 05/09/2024 22:40, John H. Reinhardt wrote:
    On 9/5/2024 1:11 PM, Timothy Stark wrote:
    Does anyone have experience with an ambassador license?  I already am an >>> expert of application development and base operating systems, etc.

    I have a community license with the OpenVMS x86 package but Alpha and IA64 >>> are no longer available but they are only available under Ambassador
    license.  I think that community license is for beginners and students. I >>> learned something from comp.os.vms that said the community license does not >>> have a PCSI/VMSINSTALL (@sys$update:vmsinstal) kit.

    The way forward with the CLP (Community License Program) is a yearly update of a VMK image that is usable in VMware, and with a bit of manipulation KVM and VirtualBox.  Some are trying to get VSI to make the update more frequent, but nothing has been
    changed as of yet.  Since Alpha and Integrity are the past for VSI, the CLP kit is only for the future x86 systems.  Alpha and Integrity are still available if you join the Ambassador program (and I believe the ISP program)


    If so, I will apply for ambassador license soon.


    You should.  I did and the accepted me.

    Thanks,
    Tim

    If you have not, then you should join the VSI Forum at https://forum.vmssoftware.com/index.php


    I do wonder how many will have that status renewed next year


    Ditto. I'm expecting the shoe to drop on me daily. But I post and try to be helpful when I can. Hopefully they see fit to continue me.

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    John H. Reinhardt

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