Re: [opensuse] Why have I been thinking about Fedora??
Reply on 29-11-2006 14:48:51 <<<
Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
Reply on 29-11-2006 11:17:38 <<<
to make Vista a good Guess for Xen
..........Guest
I once read it's already been done [for some Windows before
Vista]
but
could not be published because of the assed MS EULA. So, Vista for
Xen
will most likely not happen ANYTIME soon.
Why should the MS EULA deny you the installation as a XEN Guest? As long as you don't have to modify the kernel (so in paravirt mode), you are allowed to install Windows on virtual machines. You just need one license per virtual machine you install; you're not used to reuse a license in several virt/phys machines.
Dominique
There have been articles recently about just that. Only some (read expensive) versions of Vista are permitted to be run as a virtual system.
I know what you point on, but that's basically WRONG: The MS EULA reads: 4. USE WITH VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. You may not use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system. -> you are NOT allowed to use the same license, that you have on the physical installation, inisde a virtual installation. But according to this sentence, you're allowed to install it in a virtaul machine. Dominique -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On 2006-11-29 06:52, Dominique Leuenberger wrote:
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The MS EULA reads: 4. USE WITH VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. You may not use the software installed on the licensed device within a virtual (or otherwise emulated) hardware system.
-> you are NOT allowed to use the same license, that you have on the physical installation, inisde a virtual installation. But according to this sentence, you're allowed to install it in a virtaul machine.
I don't know if any court would take such a liberal interpretation of that sentence. However, even if you could install it within a virtual machine, you still could not use it that way.. no matter how the software is installed, it is still installed on the licenced device, which is the real hardware. -- The best way to accelerate a computer running Windows is at 9.81 m/s² -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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