VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA

VMware has updated their VMware Tools EULA, effective immediately. This change makes it legal to redistribute the VMware Tools package inside a pre-packaged appliance as long as the base OS is Linux. This is a welcomed change that should make it easier to pre-package the tools package inside distributed appliances. This change does not, however, allow the tools to be redistributed in an appliance running on Microsoft Windows, but the legal implications of redistributing an appliance with a Windows base is far more involved than just the VMware tools package. I wonder what Microsoft is really thinking with regards to distributed appliances. It's a market they seem to be totally ignoring so far, which really isn't surprising as none of the Microsoft licensing models would allow people to create appliances, based on Windows, for redistribution.

Posted by Christian Mohn aka h0bbel

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Published August 25, 2006 09:53
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7 Responses to VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA:

  • VirtuaMag.net
    January 1, 1970 1:00am

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  • virtualization.info
    August 26, 2006 9:13pm

    however, allow the tools to be redistributed in an appliance running on Microsoft Windows, but the legal implications of redistributing an appliance with a Windows base is far more involved than just the VMware tools package…. Read the whole article at source.

  • h0bbel
    August 31, 2006 12:07am

    http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2006/08/vmware_relaxes_1.html has posted nearly the exact same thing, only two days after I did. Oh well.

  • coComment - Site comments by h0bbel
    March 16, 2007 10:32am

    View this article on its blog

  • VMTN Blog
    March 21, 2007 8:11am

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    June 3, 2007 5:22am

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  • VirtuaMag.net
    August 2, 2007 2:46pm

    Enomalism Virtualized Management Console : open source Xen beheerplatform 25 août 2006 Het Enomalism Virtualized Management Console (VMC) is een open source web-based systeembeheer tool voor de XEN hypervisor. De Hypervisor is de…VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA25 août 2006 VMware has updated their VMware Tools EULA, effective immediately. This change makes it legal to redistribute the VMware Tools package inside a… Amazon.com’s EC2 hosting service

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  • VirtuaMag.net
    January 1, 1970 1:00am

    Enomalism Virtualized Management Console : open source Xen beheerplatform 25 août 2006 Het Enomalism Virtualized Management Console (VMC) is een open source web-based systeembeheer tool voor de XEN hypervisor. De Hypervisor is de… VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA 25 août 2006 VMware has updated their VMware Tools EULA, effective immediately. This change makes it legal to redistribute the VMware Tools package inside a… Amazon.com’s EC2 hosting service

  • virtualization.info
    August 26, 2006 9:13pm

    however, allow the tools to be redistributed in an appliance running on Microsoft Windows, but the legal implications of redistributing an appliance with a Windows base is far more involved than just the VMware tools package…. Read the whole article at source.

  • coComment - Site comments by h0bbel
    March 16, 2007 10:32am

    View this article on its blog

  • VMTN Blog
    March 21, 2007 8:11am

    […] ultramookie: Speed Up VMware Server Guests. Don’t forget to install VMware Tools! Even if you don’t think you need the utilities, you get other benefits. And remember also that VMware Tools may now be included in downloadable appliances. […]

  • VMware Tools en Gennio
    June 3, 2007 5:22am

    […] Gennes VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA - h0bbelVMware has updated their VMware Tools EULA, effective immediately. This change makes it legal to […]

  • VirtuaMag.net
    August 2, 2007 2:46pm

    Enomalism Virtualized Management Console : open source Xen beheerplatform 25 août 2006 Het Enomalism Virtualized Management Console (VMC) is een open source web-based systeembeheer tool voor de XEN hypervisor. De Hypervisor is de…VMware relaxes VMware Tools EULA25 août 2006 VMware has updated their VMware Tools EULA, effective immediately. This change makes it legal to redistribute the VMware Tools package inside a… Amazon.com’s EC2 hosting service

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