Comments on: Can your OS do this? http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:41:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cliff http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-5048 Cliff Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:23:45 +0000 http://nat.org/blog/?p=1141#comment-5048 Great post - one correction, though; it is actually possible for ISVs to ship a demo appliance on the Microsoft stack without running into licensing issues. Although not the most well-known, there's a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/partners/vhdpartners.mspx" rel="nofollow">VHD Test Drive program</a> that allows Microsoft partners to provide customers with a VHD that contains various Microsoft platform items. Once in the program, an ISV selects from one of a collection of pre-configured/time-bomed VHD images that they can layer their software on top of, rearm the time-bomb, and then make available to customers. I believe Windows, SQL Server, Visual Studio, SharePoint, and Office are all among the Microsoft software options that can be included on the image. Again - thanks for the great post! -Cliff Great post – one correction, though; it is actually possible for ISVs to ship a demo appliance on the Microsoft stack without running into licensing issues. Although not the most well-known, there’s a VHD Test Drive program that allows Microsoft partners to provide customers with a VHD that contains various Microsoft platform items. Once in the program, an ISV selects from one of a collection of pre-configured/time-bomed VHD images that they can layer their software on top of, rearm the time-bomb, and then make available to customers. I believe Windows, SQL Server, Visual Studio, SharePoint, and Office are all among the Microsoft software options that can be included on the image.

Again – thanks for the great post! -Cliff

]]> By: Tynen http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-4818 Tynen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:34:40 +0000 http://nat.org/blog/?p=1141#comment-4818 I can't wait to get my Suse Studio account! I can’t wait to get my Suse Studio account!

]]> By: Brett http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-4814 Brett Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:22:21 +0000 http://nat.org/blog/?p=1141#comment-4814 Everything Alberto Ruiz said :) Everything Alberto Ruiz said :)

]]> By: Alberto Ruiz http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-4813 Alberto Ruiz Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:15:29 +0000 http://nat.org/blog/?p=1141#comment-4813 Now... that's clever! When I saw Miguel's post I didn't actually saw the point of Visual Studio+SUSE Studio. Way to go! Now… that’s clever! When I saw Miguel’s post I didn’t actually saw the point of Visual Studio+SUSE Studio. Way to go!

]]> By: Leandro http://nat.org/blog/2009/08/can-your-os-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-4805 Leandro Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:22:17 +0000 http://nat.org/blog/?p=1141#comment-4805 What about reactos to ship windows stacks? What about reactos to ship windows stacks?

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