Re: [Xen-users] Xen License

[Jonathan Tripathy <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 09/06/10 21:37, Roy wrote:
> On 6/9/2010 3:33 AM, Jonathan Tripathy wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> > This is going to sound silly but...
> > I'm just off the phone with a Microsoft SPLA reseller. They sell 
> > licenses to run Microsoft software in a hosted environment. I was 
> > asking about obtaining Windows licenses to run on my Xen VPS hosting 
> > solution.
> > Maybe there is a big misunderstanding, but I'm faily sure she said 
> > that it was illegial for me to rent out Xen VMs...even if they are 
> > running Linux (some about terms and conditions).....
> > Please someone tell me that it was just a misunderstanding. I was 
> > under the impression that since Xen is GPL, I'm allowed to rent out 
> > Xen Guests to customers without paying anything...
> > Thanks
> Its a matter of semantics.  You are required to license the software 
> that you are running whether it is in a virtual machine or on a real 
> machine.  All versions of Linux have licenses.  You have to meet the 
> license of the version that you are using.   It may include paying a 
> fee then it may not.  Same with any other software you use.
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Roy, aren't most Linux distro free to use? Putting aside ReD Hat and 
Suse for the minute...
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