Re: [K12OSN] rdesktop and licensing

[Chris Hobbs <chobbs silvervalley k12 ca us>]

Trond Mæhlum wrote:

> Does anyone here use rdesktop to connect to Windows 2000 Server? If so, 
> how do you go about licensing? I'm setting up K12LTSP servers to serve 
> about 800 terminals. Of those 800 terminals I would like to run rdesktop 
> at maximum 50 concurrent users. I know that MS is rather tricky when it 
> comes to licensing. In my case I fear that I would have to buy 800 
> client licenses, because all of those 800 terminals /*can*/ log on the 
> Windows server.
>
> Now this would completely overtrhow my budget and would also make the 
> whole K12lTSP environment pointless. I only need to use a few 
> applications on Windows - some specific schools programs.
>
> So, do any know how to go about this?

Per user or per device - there is no concurrent licensing scheme for 
TSCAL's. And, to add insult to injury, make sure you have a regular 
server CAL for each of those devices/users as well.

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