Re: Open sourced VMS as a business concept ?

In article <4v02bvF19ofcdU2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bill@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:

In article <1166713928.111788.203920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Andrew" <andrew_harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Bill Gunshannon wrote:

What other OSes? I am aware of no current OS that has a hobbyist
program that offers anything like VMS.

How about Solaris, its free to download for either SPARC or x86 and you
get the full release including compliers. You can also get the source
code via OpenSolaris.org. The only thnig Sun doesn't have is anything
called a hobbyist program however everything else is actually rather
better.

My point, exactly. It isn't a "Hobbyist Program". Anyone can use it,
even businesses. I want to know what current, proprietary OSes offer
a Hobbyist Program and how it compares to the VMS Program. I am aware
of none, although I know of a number of platforms that have active
Hobbyist communities who would like to see programs.


Well, not an OS, but you can download Oracle (Classic and Rdb) for
development purposes only.

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Paul Sture
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