Kevin Old wrote: > Hello all, > > I have an issue with some software licensing and thought I'd be able to find > help here. > > I have setup a network for my church - Win2k Adv. Server - Clients are Win > 98SE > > To keep from having to purchase a Win Server license to handle more clients > I was wondering if we were to setup a Mandrake box to be the domain > controller (instead of the Win2k server) and use the Win2k server for > another client if we would still be legal accessing information on the Win2k > box through the Mandrake server from other clients? Still with me? Sorry > that was kind of confusing. > > Basically I want to have client machines access the Win2k box only if they > need to, but instead of the clients accessing them the clients would contact > the Mandrake box and it would be passed to the Win2k server. Can I get > around licensing stuff like this...or am I asking for a law suit? > > Thanks, > Kevin > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
Technically, it is a single connection to the win2k server if you are using a linux box as a gateway. If you read the server license carefully you may find it says _simultaneous_ connections and if it does, you have one _simultaneous_ connection. However, the text and interpretation of that license could be changed at any time (yes, while you are using it--you agreed to that when you agreed to the EULA), and I would expect that hole to be closed soon. Micrtosoft is on an all-out campaign to crush linux wherever they find it. Civileme
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
