COLORNET

HP made OpenVMS and some layered products available to hobbyists in 1997 under the OpenVMS Hobbyist Program. That program was discontinued in March 2020. Since then, VMS Software Inc (VSI), who has taken over OpenVMS software development from HP since 2014, has introduced a similar Community License Program for hobbyists. Although the now defunct HP OpenVMS Hobbyist Program had previously provided VAX/VMS licenses, the VSI Community License Program only provides Alpha AXP software and licenses to hobbyists. However, while it is now not possible to obtain VAX/VMS hobbyists licenses, the OpenVMS operating system itself will continue to function without a license, but require non-DEC alternatives for networking (such as the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) TCP/IP).

Also known as: ColorNet LLC, OpenVMS Hobby