If you get a Windows terminal server licence agreement today, it's harder to understand than we wish it would be. How about the theory that Linux will enter companies through the back door, if you will, because consumers will install it at home...
Under the latest terms of the deal, Citrix will continue to have access to current and future server code, including terminal server interfaces, for the next three years. Microsoft has renewed its contract with Citrix to allow it to continue...
The attack can also be carried out remotely from a client with access to Terminal Services, a way of providing a number of users such as telecommuters or call-centre workers access to certain functions on a centralised system.
CodeWeavers' software is based on Wine, which creates a Windows compatibility layer on top of Linux and Unix operating systems. Microsoft sells a version of Windows, called Terminal Server, that can serve applications over a network, and Citrix's...
However, the Vista Readiness Labs does include use of Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit, which tests more of a product than might be explored during normal use. The head of Microsoft's open source business has offered help to get...
He said: "Mainly due to compatibility reasons, for the foreseeable future Linux is not a viable alternative for a Windows desktop. There are compatibility issues with Mac OS X for general business computing.