RE: [K12OSN] Microsoft Terminal Services

["Yancey B. Jones" <ybjones one net>]

> I guess that is a matter of semantics as to whether it is 
> FREE or not. For the most part though, you are correct as far 
> as 2000 is concerned - 2000 Professional includes a TS 2000 
> CAL. 

Hows that for sticking one's foot in one's mouth?!?! I have spoke to
Microsoft Licensing on the phone asking this very question and they have
told me that Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional include a
TS CAL, but according to the MS Website from below, that is incorrect:

Q.  Do Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional have built-in Terminal
Services CALs? 
   
A.  No, Microsoft's desktop operating system products (including Windows XP
and Windows 2000 Professional) do not have a "built-in" Terminal Services
CAL. Rather, the Windows 2000 server issues machines running Windows 2000/XP
Professional with a "free" Terminal Services CAL from its built-in pool (and
its use is permitted under the Windows 2000 Server EULA). Windows XP
Professional is a successor to Windows 2000 Professional, and as a result
does not need a Terminal Services CAL to access a Windows 2000 Server
running Terminal Services. However, Windows XP Home Edition is not a
successor to Windows 2000 Professional (rather, it is a successor to Windows
Millennium Edition) and therefore does require a Terminal Services CAL in
order to access Windows 2000 Terminal Services.



Figures.

-Yancey

  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-admin redhat com 
> [mailto:k12osn-admin redhat com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Bartlett
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:07 PM
> To: k12osn redhat com
> Subject: RE: [K12OSN] Microsoft Terminal Services
> 
> Microsoft Terminal Services licensing is a mess.  I wouldn't 
> count on anything not reviewed by a lawyer.  Check out their 
> licensing FAQ page.
> They seem to do everything possible to completely confuse the 
> situation:
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/howtobuy/pricing/tsfaq.asp
> 
> I can't find a single paragraph on there that makes any sense.
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
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