I believe Dell would be requiring a license for openmanage, and while I'm not sure about HP, I would think they had some similar "licensing" as well. As for putting it on the network, that doesn't require a license for it (as far as I know), but just the openmanage stuff.
Chris- On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jim Donovan <[email protected]> wrote: > A client who needs a server on which to run a Linux system. She reports that > both Dell and HP in their quotes for supplying a suitable box insist that > "licences are required before the server can be connected to another > computer". Apparently different licences are needed for terminal servers, > whatever that may be, and virtualisation servers. > > Can anyone explain what these licences are about, please? > > Jim Donovan > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
