Re: VMS Hobbyist licenses, was: Re: OpenVMS in the media

In article <d92de20a-bf8b-4bd7-bd4b-776d7ad594b8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, johnwallace4@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

*Assuming* problems such as availability of your time and availability
of compatible devices were sorted, then
you could (if you were feeling so inclined) look at a Tadpole
Alphabook, or its close but differently-packaged relative, an Alpha
Multia. Also assuming that you don't need much in the way of compute
power. But that only addresses the hardware, the real problem sounds
like time available for doing the software, which isn't so easy to
fix, and when the underlying software is mostly already out there on
x86, what's the home brewer with limited resources supposed to do?

Exactly. :-)

The tools are just that: tools. They are not the project, but just a means
to help achieve that project, so if they are already available on a platform
that I am comfortable with, then there isn't a lot of motivation to spend
a lot of time trying to get them to work on another platform, especially
when there's no guarantee that you would be able to achieve the port in a
reasonable amount of time.

Sadly, the reality is that there's a whole ecosystem of design tools
available for Linux, and the thing that really interests me are the
projects I am using those tools on, and not the tools themselves.

Anyway, to bring this back on topic: I had a quick look at the Encompass US
website at http://www.encompassus.org/ and it appears that associate
memberships don't appear to exist for new members any more, although they
are carried over for existing associate members like myself.

However, when you go to the joining page, you are given a Guest option.

Does anyone know if that still allows someone like John to obtain a free
hobbyist license ?

Simon.

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Simon Clubley, clubley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft: Bringing you 1980's technology to a 21st century world
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