Licensing restriction (Was: Re: rdesktop + sound)

On Tuesday 15 March 2005 08:11 pm, Kevin wrote:
> Does anyone on this list have rdesktop[1] installed and access to a
> winDoh!s XP box? I would like to verify that rdesktop can play sound
> from an XP box before I go through the hassle of building one.
>
> WHY?
> I have several clients on Linux that need to share a win32 app with
> sound. My plan is to build XP in a VMware instance on one of their
> beefy Linux servers, then have each Linux client access the virtual XP
> machine via rdesktop. However, it's pointless if they can't hear the
> sound.
>
> Google yielded very mixed results on this question so I figured someone
> on this list probably already has the ingredients to run a quick test
> for me.

I don't know if this is technically possible, though I assume it is. I
only bring up a licensing issue.

My source for the Windows XP Professional license is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/eula.mspx

Note in "1. GRANT OF LICENSE...Installation and use." at the end of the
paragraph:

"...you may not use the Product to permit any Device to use, access,
display or run other executable software residing on the Workstation
Computer, nor may you permit any Device to use, access, display, or run
the Product or Product's user interface, unless the Device has a separate
license for the Product."

If the client computers now running Linux do not have a WinXP license, I
take the above to mean you are not allowed to do what you want. Though,
I suspect, the rdesktop.org people or someone else may be able to prove
me wrong.

Alan
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