Re: [rdesktop-users] Licensing problem

[Kenneth H. <kh...@ah...>]

I am guessing that he wants you to use Windows 2000 Pro or Windows XP Pro
which come with a TS CAL ?

They aren't free either and you still have to purchase a regular CAL, so the
cost wouldn't be any different,...tell him to buy you the license and if he
doesn't, present your idea for these light client desktops to management,
showing that it is FAR less expensive to have a machine that has very little
on it that is specific to that machine AND that you need far less computer
to install such a client on compared to what you will need to install
Windows 2000 or XP.  The environment is also far more secure, because once
you connect to the TS, you are bound by the security of the Server if you
want to do anything...the other way, people can do anything they want if
they install 2k or XP.

Present that and get his ass fired.   ;-)

ken


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Altpeter" <fr...@al...>
To: <rde...@so...>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 5:14 AM
Subject: [rdesktop-users] Licensing problem


>
> hello!
>
> Since about 3 months i'm using rdesktop 1.2.0 on freebsd to connect
> to a windows terminal server in our company.
> All is running fine, i never had any problems with it (exept for the
> copy-n-paste thing, but that's already known).
>
> But now i noticed, that i'm using a temporary license on the
> terminal server, and my admin wants to force me to install windows
> to be able to continue working.
>
> I'm really sad about that, but it seems that i have to use windows
> client because the terminal server seems to be able to check which
> client OS is connecting and the admin doesn't want to buy a perm
> license for me.
>
> Are there any hints for fixing this problem without having to use
> windows ?
>
>
> TIA
>
> Frank Altpeter
>
>
>
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