Alternatives to TS... legal?

[Guest Sergio Henrique]

Lately, I've been searching for alternatives to TS and I've found XP

Unlimited (http://www.xpunlimited.com) among references to others, althought

that's the only one I tested.

 

After testing the solution I've found a great deal of confusion around it

possibly being against the Micorsoft EULA, I've found arguments to either

side but no official answer.

 

So this is my question. Is this product illegal to use in my setup? Note

that I don't intend to use a Windows XP machine as the server as the

application's name might imply, the idea was to run the XPUnlimited server

on a Windows 2003 server machine. The server license with all CAL's for each

device is enough for this solution to comply with Microsoft licensing?

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Alternatives to TS... legal?

 

XPUnlimited's own FAQ explains that you also must buy TS CALs for

every connecting user or device.

 

http://www.xpunlimited.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=6&id=19

&artlang=en

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"Sergio Henrique" <sh@netcabo.pt> wrote on 16 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Lately, I've been searching for alternatives to TS and I've

> found XP Unlimited (http://www.xpunlimited.com) among references

> to others, althought that's the only one I tested.

>

> After testing the solution I've found a great deal of confusion

> around it possibly being against the Micorsoft EULA, I've found

> arguments to either side but no official answer.

>

> So this is my question. Is this product illegal to use in my

> setup? Note that I don't intend to use a Windows XP machine as

> the server as the application's name might imply, the idea was

> to run the XPUnlimited server on a Windows 2003 server machine.

> The server license with all CAL's for each device is enough for

> this solution to comply with Microsoft licensing?

[Guest Sergio Henrique]

Re: Alternatives to TS... legal?

 

I missed that page, which basically says the opposite of what I thought so

I'll make the same question but, the other way around.

 

Is it really legal, as they claim in that page, to run XP Unlimited on top

of a Windows XP box without any remote connection limit and without the need

of any TS CALs whatsoever?

 

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns9A27E7AF2E337veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> XPUnlimited's own FAQ explains that you also must buy TS CALs for

> every connecting user or device.

>

> http://www.xpunlimited.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=6&id=19

> &artlang=en

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> "Sergio Henrique" <sh@netcabo.pt> wrote on 16 jan 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> Lately, I've been searching for alternatives to TS and I've

>> found XP Unlimited (http://www.xpunlimited.com) among references

>> to others, althought that's the only one I tested.

>>

>> After testing the solution I've found a great deal of confusion

>> around it possibly being against the Micorsoft EULA, I've found

>> arguments to either side but no official answer.

>>

>> So this is my question. Is this product illegal to use in my

>> setup? Note that I don't intend to use a Windows XP machine as

>> the server as the application's name might imply, the idea was

>> to run the XPUnlimited server on a Windows 2003 server machine.

>> The server license with all CAL's for each device is enough for

>> this solution to comply with Microsoft licensing?

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Alternatives to TS... legal?

 

I don't think so, I don't agree with their interpretation of the

EULA.

 

As I see it, when you install XPUnlimited on an XP host, you need

to buy a full XP desktop license for every connecting device.

If you install it on a TS, you need to but a TS CAL for every

connecting device.

 

But the only way to get an authorative answer is to phone your

local Microsoft representative.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"Sergio Henrique" <sh@netcabo.pt> wrote on 17 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I missed that page, which basically says the opposite of what I

> thought so I'll make the same question but, the other way

> around.

>

> Is it really legal, as they claim in that page, to run XP

> Unlimited on top of a Windows XP box without any remote

> connection limit and without the need of any TS CALs whatsoever?

>

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote

> in message

> news:Xns9A27E7AF2E337veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> XPUnlimited's own FAQ explains that you also must buy TS CALs

>> for every connecting user or device.

>>

>> http://www.xpunlimited.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=6&id

>> =19 &artlang=en

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> "Sergio Henrique" <sh@netcabo.pt> wrote on 16 jan 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>> Lately, I've been searching for alternatives to TS and I've

>>> found XP Unlimited (http://www.xpunlimited.com) among

>>> references to others, althought that's the only one I tested.

>>>

>>> After testing the solution I've found a great deal of

>>> confusion around it possibly being against the Micorsoft EULA,

>>> I've found arguments to either side but no official answer.

>>>

>>> So this is my question. Is this product illegal to use in my

>>> setup? Note that I don't intend to use a Windows XP machine as

>>> the server as the application's name might imply, the idea was

>>> to run the XPUnlimited server on a Windows 2003 server

>>> machine. The server license with all CAL's for each device is

>>> enough for this solution to comply with Microsoft licensing?