Re: [ros-dev] Getting a Windows Server 2003 license for the project?

[Zachary Gorden]

Though I originally asked a similar question, I realized the answer
afterward, mainly that the kernel target remains NT5.2, which is Server
2k3.  And while I would not object to 2008/R2, why would we get an Itanium
version?  An Itanium machine would probably cost us as much if not more than
the licenses and there is little value having one unless we were planning an
Itanium port.

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 8:47 PM, Adam <geekdundee(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>   Using an OEM license on a computer that the software
> has not originally
>  been distributed with is not legal (confirmed with a call to MS when I was
>  trying to sort out licensing/activation queries of my own)
>
>  Perhaps you can try Windows Server 200X Web Edition as that is the
>  cheapest. However, still can only be installed on one server per license.
>
>  And why the hell would you want a 32-BIT edition of Windows Server 2003?
>  Why not Windows Server 2008 x64 or Itanium versions?
>
>
>  On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:27:48 +1100, Ged Murphy <gedmurphy(a)gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>   This isn't legal.
> >   You can't take a single user licence and
> > opening it up to the public.
> >
> >  Ged.
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> >  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.org [mailto:[e-mail]] On
> >  Behalf Of Colin Finck
> >  Sent: 14 January 2011 15:46
> >  To: ReactOS Development List
> >  Subject: [ros-dev] Getting a Windows Server 2003 license for the project?
> >
> >  Hi everybody,
> >
> >  I've been thinking about getting a license of an English Windows Server
> >  2003 Standard 32-Bit for the project.
> >
> >  It could be installed on one of our servers and be made available over
> >  RDP. This would enable project members to do development and testing
> >  work on our actual target platform. Considering that some developers
> >  even use a non-Windows platform for development work, it might simplify
> >  their work as well.
> >
> >  We may as well use the license for other purposes (Buildslave,
> >  Testslave, whatever), but at least native building could be done by any
> >  Windows version. And in this case, I might be able to donate an XP Pro
> >  license myself (German though).
> >
> >  As I don't know about the needs of the other members, I'd like to hear
> >  your opinion about my idea. It would also be nice to hear if anybody
> >  knows a cheap (but legal!) way to get such a license or can even donate
> >  one (e.g. unused OEM license shipped with a server, unused license after
> >  getting Server 2008, etc.)
> >  English Windows licenses are rare/expensive on German eBay, so this
> >  would only be a last resort :-)
> >
> >  Cheers,
> >
> >  Colin
> >
> >
> >  P.S.: If you have the opposite problem and actually need a Linux VM
> >  available over SSH/RDP (e.g. for testing build system changes), just let
> >  me know and I could set it up.
> >
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