Wow - stunning and unexpected news
Microsoft is removing licensing, as in no CALs required, for Server 2008. Now that6 will be serious competition for LAMP. Server 2003 has been gaining ground for a long time on LAMP this could be a major blow.
Microsoft Removes Licensing Restrictions From Windows Server 2008
By Kevin McLaughlin, CMP Channel
4:07 PM EST Thu. Jan. 03, 2008
Microsoft has modified its Web terms for Windows Server 2008 in what looks like an attempt to compete more effectively with open source alternatives, CRN has learned.According to an internal document viewed by CRN, Microsoft will not require a client access license (CAL) for the , and will allow users to run any type of database software with no limit on the number of users, provided they deploy it as an Internet-facing front-end server.
While Windows Web Edition, the predecessor to Windows Web Server 2008, didn’t require a , it did impose a limit of 50 users, as well as some database restrictions, according to channel partners.
Solution providers expect these changes to go a long way toward making Windows Web more competitive with the LAMP stack. “I think Microsoft is clearly determined to gain ground in that space,” said George Brown, CEO of Database Solutions, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Microsoft partner.
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