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RE: [Xen-users] Xen License
Jonathan Tripathy wrote:
I of course understand that I have to pay for Microsoft SPLA
licensing. This is pretty simple (that I need to pay). But the
person on the phone seemed to start telling me that renting Linux
VMs out was "illegal" without paying...
Well actually Microsoft **claim** that use of Linux without a license
from MS is illegal - because MS **claim** that Linux infringes on
their patents. So far they have absolutely refused to say what they
claim infringes on what patents. This is in fact quite likely, but
unless MS are prepared to say what they think infringes on what, then
it's hard to do anything about it.
But apart from that, which is clearly designed to frighten off
business managers from using Linux (as in, use Linux and we'll burn
your business in court), it is none of their business what you do
with Linux and other FOSS.
So let's say I have a Xen hypervisor, Ubuntu Dom0 and 40 Ubuntu
DomUs, there is no money to pay here right?
Not a penny :-)
--
Simon Hobson
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author Gladys Hobson. Novels - poetry - short stories - ideal as
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