Microsoft releases Windows Server 2003 R2

Strauss writes "Windows Server 2003 R2 was launched. Press coverage by eWeek and BetaNews. [Insert here some FUD/funny question about Microsoft Windows future]"

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Re:What is it?

[DanteLysin]

From an old eWeek article:

"R2, which is due later this year, would bring features such as Services for Unix, the WS-Management standard, along with the next generation of the management console, MMC 3.0. "Closing the loop between developers and operational systems still has a long way to go, but delivering MMC 3.0 is the first deliverable in that regard," Muglia said.

"With R2, we'll also deliver the first version of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to make it easier for developers to build federated Web applications. In the Windows Vista timeframe, we will deliver WinFX and the 'InfoCard' user experience," he said.

Next month: Microsoft announces security vulnerability in MMC 3.0.

Re:Windows Server EnterpriseEd. 2003 in shrinkwrap

[Anonymous Coward]

"Not for resale" clauses on shrink-wrapped software have already been tested in court and have been thrown out. Unless you signed an agreement and/or otherwise had an prior agreement with Microsoft, the doctrine of first sale generally applies and you are free to do what you wish with the package (ie: sell, trade, give away, etc).