[K12OSN] Terminal Services Licenses for rdesktop

[David Hopkins]

Taking this further OT:  And thus my concern that I might not win the court
case.  I guess we need to find someone with deep pockets and a willingness
to contest the way MS has stated the license?  Or, just hope that enough bad
publicity with the attempt to collect from schools (think of how the extras
costs are hurting the children?) could open up a chance to showcase OSS?
Probably not the best approach since it is based on provoking someone else.



On 1/28/07, Sudev Barar <sbarar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 26/01/07, Rusty Pywtorak <rusty at enveloptech.com> wrote:
> > > So the question is - Do I have to purchase these Terminal Services
> > Client Licenses?
> >
> > Yes. Terminal services (on 2003) can be licensed either per seat or per
> > user. The per seat license is a per device license so every device that
> > connects takes a license (doesn't matter whether it is linux or Mac or
> > whatever).
>
> With this and the old thread recalled this is very much clear that you
> need TCAL's.
>
> Question really is can "per device" be taken to imply the server since
> the MS sessions control (or what ever it is called which refuses
> connection when numbers go in excess of registered licenses) reads all
> request coming from one server as one connection? Dave (and others)
> confirms that RDP sessions from all terminals under LTSP show as
> connection from one machine to Window$.
>
> SO while the M$ rep would want to improve his revenue (and history
> shows he will not likely interpret otherwise) the final decider could
> hinge on "What would be the situation if there are two RDP sessions
> launched form one client?"
>
> Do you need a license for every RDP session and not every
> seat(machine)? Else one license is sufficient as their software is
> only recognizing multiple sessions from single machine as one
> connection.
>
> Conjecture: While M$ rolled out per seat license to accommodate
> corporates and schools (where per computer there are many users) they
> perhaps did not envisage this sort of situation.
>
> Safe approach: What I would like to do is put synopsis across to a M$
> guy and ask for a written reply. If in future it turns out I was given
> wrong advise then may be some claims could be pressed.
>
> Brave approach: I would say as consumers (customers) you should
> interpret what benefits you unless expressly prohibited. This is like
> people taking advantage of airfares / holidays at cheap prices because
> of wrong price listing by seller. Those that have booked and paid get
> the benefit.
>
> This of course is my view point and needs some more thought.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Sudev Barar
>
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