From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 99832 invoked by alias); 26 Oct 2017 00:36:54 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 99822 invoked by uid 89); 26 Oct 2017 00:36:53 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM,SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=buying, OpenSSH, openssh, concretely X-HELO: mail-lf0-f54.google.com Received: from mail-lf0-f54.google.com (HELO mail-lf0-f54.google.com) (209.85.215.54) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:36:52 +0000 Received: by mail-lf0-f54.google.com with SMTP id 75so1877929lfx.1 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:36:52 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=bHd84KHDOTGnphRA8xfBjK7R+YVaJgmV5kJ2W3YeE48=; b=Le9YvXYYcEoUVf1juBPZDN59WenET9OvFp4QU2b+il8eaytuCPEDtOHwzTejRZshP1 Oam6/1vyXBkN6O+DnknrBL0Xw4PjYX0XqMDspyaNPj4u16aOJiHp7skM3ZXPwmybDuxR X01SwnCcG3sGnsijTdM2xKNfIlwrGF17d9JygIqEWFQShIRPRwFkSUUfWgPg7Ww2EogE Yf4voqXkWNxSQoencQxangM7Z7SoJVTplRs4kUnkkqvJcRwHiZfEXnHFoQDiLNfWW2Mz 8veskq72gwDvVMdT4SFT279WxLNa5uFABtJ+YGEk3D83Z+cdUMy40zhckWzrnCAlssXg KtqQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaW3KHDx0FrErVF2UmUJczD/GBfy/tKE2lzNyxKMQVIdSV5wqdQw OT5Ns19+l7TBmW+Kcl9y/7opGMpksBU5eFVilk4lKQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+QQXxLdd8R0WG8OYtqHnlm+mnlShnKkDx+4aZqXZZbWKEzZcTs6pSCYEewSRPjQkHMHpHm+hCkQtuEgBywlOA0= X-Received: by 10.25.145.21 with SMTP id t21mr6203161lfd.119.1508978209963; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:36:49 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.102.1 with HTTP; Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:36:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <7da1d07c-68c0-43dd-2ad0-d145c229693c@gmail.com> References: <7da1d07c-68c0-43dd-2ad0-d145c229693c@gmail.com> From: Stephen John Smoogen Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:36:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Cygwin, OpenSSH and multiple-user licensing (CAL) To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2017-10/txt/msg00318.txt.bz2 On 25 October 2017 at 20:22, Assaf Gordon wrote: > Hello, > > When running OpenSSH server under cygwin on a windows machine, > does each SSH connection require a buying CAL (client access license) from > microsoft? > > More concretely, > If I have a "Windows 10 Home" and I run Cygwin + OpenSSH server, > can multiple users connect and run programs at the same time? > (of course they technically can, but is it legally allowed?). > I expect that no one on this list can answer it as it requires a lawyer who can give you an opinion on the legality for who you are, where you are and what exactly you can do. You aren't going to find any opinion on the internet which is 'valid' because there are many factors which can't be answered without knowing that information and being a lawyer who is skilled in the various contract, commercial and similar laws. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple