On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Richard Martin wrote: > I would like to run Vmware and MS office thru a LTSP system. Has anyone > got any idea on licensing? I think of it as if I opened 2 word docs on > 2 different monitors and 2 different people read the docs then I would > still only pay one license. Is that legal - if so 1 only need one > license.
Last time I checked a MS EULA, they had changed it to include 'display on a screen' as a separate copy. So if you install and run MS office on a terminal server box displayed to, say, three terminals, you still need three licences. Even if you won't ever use all three terminals at the same time, you still need three licences. :( > Alternatively (again), I could run openoffice, but if users are used to > office - we're kinda stuck if they won't change! If you change to openoffice, the users won't have any choice. ;) It depends who's in charge, you or the users. As suggested before, a change from the current MS office to openoffice isn't much different from a change from current MS office to new MS office. -- Phil Davey Computer Officer Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
