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Re:HPE sets end date for hobbyist licenses for OpenVMS by wazoox on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @09:06AM (#22812561)
I'll send him a direct email and keep you informed. Stay tuned :)

update : The reply was: He started a rewrite on L4, but it was too much for one lone guy; he could start it all again if some want to participate.

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Re:HPE sets end date for hobbyist licenses for OpenVMS by alxlaz on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @11:34AM (#22813840)
OpenVMS has an enduring fan base -- maybe who knows enough to make meaningful contributions is reading this!
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Re:HPE sets end date for hobbyist licenses for OpenVMS by wazoox on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @12:51PM (#22814659)
First, the code around the L4 kernel (Pistachio) is still available. I've cloned it to github here so as to not overload jkb's personal server (still in the origin):

https://github.com/wazoox/FreeVMS

What's missing:

- L4 Pistachio is unsupported...

- Memory management (VMS style) is to be implemented.

- Drivers.

The website is still online somewhere, I hope to know the URL soon :) I'll add it to the github README.

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