Jim Donovan said: > A client who needs a server on which to run a Linux system. She > reports that both Dell and HP in their quotes for supplying a > suitable box insist that "licences are required before the server can > be connected to another computer". Apparently different licences are > needed for terminal servers, whatever that may be, and virtualisation > servers.
Windows uses a model where you need to buy CALs (client access licenses) to access the server remotely. If your client is not experienced dealing with Linux systems, she may have presumed it uses the same licensing model, where you must donate limbs on a per-device or per-user basis.
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