This page is for licensing issues content that will eventually be used to create formal documentation. Please include information, questions, links and any other lore that may be of use.
Draft statement on licensing:
You are responsible for ensuring that all software (applications and operating systems) you run on your virtual machines are licensed to run on those virtual machines. Be aware that some vendors may have licensing restrictions related to virtual machines.
Known OS info:
- Apple does not support running MacOS running in virtual machines.
- Microsoft permits licensing on VMware. Each VM image is considered a separate computer requiring an individual license.
- Red Hat: see Bill's note in minutes
2 Broad Categories:
- Virtual OS
- Apps that run on the virtual OS
Imaging ISOs
MIT vs Personal Machines
Tech Issues:
- built-in license servers
- may not tech prob. may be legal problems
- moving around with machine
Number of copies of software when licensed for only one copy. What if only using one at a time?
Some vendors do not allow their software to be used in virtual machines. MS, Apple, others?