Compare and contrast the licensing requirements for Linux?
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 at
23:29
Compare and contrast the licensing requirements for Linux versus Microsoft Windows with particular attention paid to the GNU-General Public License. Discuss how these licenses differ and which license you think is better for the business community as a whole.
Tagged with: business community • gnu general public license • licensing requirements • Linux • Microsoft • microsoft windows
Filed under: Microsoft
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if I do that for you will you write a program for me that uses custom control in asp.net using c#? (write a custom control for a textbox and a calendar control)
whats the reason for taking a class if you get people to do your assignments for you?
dougc
Most Linux and Linux-based software is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Check out http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ for information about that licensing and the philosophy around it. Windows is licensed per-device or per-user, user pays as a traditional product or service payment.
The person who set this question for you is a bit of a dolt. "Microsoft Windows" refers obviously to a bunch of products, both server and client operating systems, which are actually licensed differently. The question about benefits to the business community is a little loaded as well.
Read the philosophy of the GPL licensing above and then check http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/default.mspx for the most common methods of Windows being licensed. You should be able to compare *fairly* form there.