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How Big Is VMS?

(vmssoftware.com)
77 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 18:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.044s | source
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ConanRus ◴[03 Apr 25 22:35 UTC] No.43576290[source]▶
they sits on that legacy IP as if anybody cared, i was in the hobbyist program and they screwed it. I was able to download and setup all their products, and now i cant do even that, the only option is to re-download and re-setup an VM image every 6 month or so.

really "user friendly". and then they're wining that nobody contributes to the opensource for VMS.

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1. progmetaldev ◴[04 Apr 25 01:17 UTC] No.43577357[source]▶
Sounds like a company that has enough high paying legacy clients that they still offer a bit of support, but want that free open source work without improving it to make that work easier to complete.
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2. BSDobelix ◴[04 Apr 25 09:13 UTC] No.43579878[source]▶
https://vmssoftware.com/about/news/2024-03-25-community-lice...

>Despite our initial aspirations for robust community engagement, the reality has fallen short of our expectations. The level of participation in activities such as contributing open-source software, creating wiki articles, and providing assistance on forums has not matched the scale of the program.

The "aspiration" lasted for a whole year ;)