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xen-users
Re: [Xen-users] Xen License
On 6/9/2010 2:53 PM, Jonathan Tripathy wrote:
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.
Roy, aren't most Linux distro free to use? Putting aside ReD Hat and
Suse for the minute...
Yes. From my experience, most are free.
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