Re: rdesktop and licensing...?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * /To/: rdesktop@xxxxxxxxxxxx * /Subject/: Re: rdesktop and licensing...?? * /From/: Jacco de Leeuw > * /Date/: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 17:13:07 +0100 * /References/: <3C3FD134.8761607C@grunt.com.au > * /Sender/: jacco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grant Fraser wrote: > How do you go about licensing rdesktop on Linux/Irix/OSX? > We have found that the license only lasts 90 days then when > you try to run rdesktop That's the 'temporary license', which is only valid for a grace period of 90 days. Of course, after that period you can always change your client's name (-n) for another 90 days. Microsoft probably never expected it to be changed that much with their own Windows TS clients... > Is there a way for license rdesktop on the local machine? Yes, use the following option: --built-in-license: identify as a w2k client to the license server It was contributed by Ahmon Dancy and you can find it in the unified patches 19-8-x, as composed by Peter Bystroem (http://bibl4.oru.se/projects/rdesktop/) Technically, with this option you won't need a Client Access License since it spoofs the Terminal Server into thinking the client is Windows 2000 Professional. Legally/morally, it's another matter. I guess you still have to obtain a CAL and do the paperwork. But then again, I Am Not A Lawyer, nor a license specialist... Now, if you don't mind a bit of speculation: I'm sure that this particular option made rdesktop just a little bit bigger on Microsoft's radar. (Hello everybody from Microsoft reading this!). It would be fairly easy to scrap RDP v4 support from Windows XP Terminal Server (or whatsitsname) so that rdesktop cannot connect. Or even to remove RDP v4 through a new Windows NT/2000 Servicepack. It's easy for Microsoft to do this because current Windows TS clients support RDP v5 anyway. Jacco -- Jacco de Leeuw mailto:jacco2@dds.nl van Wessemstr. 54 http://www.jacco2.dds.nl 1501 VM Zaandam, Holland tel:+31(0)756352068 Sign in lab: "Do not look into laser with remaining eye".