Adam 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 [...]
Of course, this is what every software vendor wants. But gladly, this decision is not just up to Microsoft, but the local jurisdictions. And at least in Germany, Microsoft has lost a case related to OEM software in court (see http://tinyurl.com/dfl6u). Later court cases also allowed unbundling single licenses of volume license contracts. See http://www.usedsoft.com/rechtslage/urteile.html for a list of German cases related to this. The appropriate German law behind this decision seems to be a ratified EU law, so it should be legal to unbundle licenses in all EU states.
Perhaps you can try Windows Server 200X Web Edition as that is the cheapest.
Now that we only need the Remote Desktop for Administration and no extra Terminal Services, this might indeed be a cheap alternative. But as the Web Edition was only available in volume license contracts, it is quite rare on eBay and other platforms.
Additionally, I'm not sure about two things: Does its Remote Desktop for Administration also allow two concurrent RDP sessions like the other server editions? And are there any localized versions of it or just an English one with MUI packs? Latter one would be the best for us :-)
And why the hell would you want a 32-BIT edition of Windows Server 2003?
Because this is still the main target. And as stated, we won't use the server for real serving purposes, but just for development and testing.
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