On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 13:26 -0700, Bill Wesson wrote:
> 2) Possession of Windows XP does not give you a license to use RDP on a
> Windows 200x server. Legally, only a proper terminal services license can
> give a user RDP access to a Windows 200x server.
> 3) Having a Windows XP license does not give you a license to run RDP on any
> Linux computer including a dual-boot computer.
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I am speaking of a personal opinion...
If I buy a laptop with Windows 2000 (or Windows XP Professional) pre-
installed, it is the computer that is licensed. The license is in the
form of a sticker with the installation codes which is affixed to the
bottom. I might be inclined to assume that THIS computer has a valid
client license for Windows Terminal Server irrespective of the
technicalities that you have cited.
It is possible that a court of law could rule against me favoring the
specific language of the licensing restrictions of Windows Terminal
Server and it is possible that a court of law could agree that this
machine has a valid license affixed to it. I am not a lawyer and I have
not done this nor am I aware of any litigation to this topic or similar
which could be presented as precedent.
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> Virtually
> all attorneys carry malpractice insurance which can be sued for
> (wisely or
> unwisely) if you are 'injured' by an attorney's advice.
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I suspect that you single quoted 'injured' because of my use of the word
'inured' which wasn't a typo but is actually a word.
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> Shall we do what is legally correct even if it unjust and unfair, or what we
> won't get prosecuted/sued for?
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too deep for me.
Craig
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