On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 10:26 PM Richard Sargent <richard.sargent@gemtalksystems.com> wrote:
Thanks.

On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 17:21 horrido <horrido.hobbies@gmail.com> wrote:
Done. I didn't realize there was a free license for GemStone/S.

Too bad VA Smalltalk doesn't offer a free license.

I believe they do.


Yes we do.

I would say there are 3 main entry points to using VAST.
We have an evaluation version that is intended for those folks or enterprises interested in the platform and our professional services for their commercial��needs.
The second two entry points are more a measure of goodwill and community investment.�� They don't tend to impact our commercial business model favorably or unfavorably, but we are glad to participate.
Those are academic licenses, available��to professors and their students.
We also offer, or sometimes donate, open-source licenses of VAST to students, attendees��of our technical workshops or folks that give their time to community involvement.

And this is not something new: it's there in our websites since a long time:

https://www.instantiations.com/products/academic-license-program.html��
https://www.instantiations.com/company/open-source.html

Hope this clarifies.��

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Mariano Martinez Peck