From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article , "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:
>   ...
>Key Management Service
>Your organization can host the Key Management Service (KMS) internally to
>automatically activate computers running Windows Vista. To use the KMS, you
>must have a minimum of 25 computers running Windows Vista that are connected
>together. Computers that have been activated through KMS will be required to
>reactivate by connecting to your organization's network at least every six
>months.

Note that this does not require connection to Microsoft. Organisations with
a KMS don't have to worry about Microsoft or a hacker unilaterally
deactivating their systems (assuming the KMS is not hackable from outside.)
They do have to abide by the terms of the license subject to audit but
that's no different than current licenses for W2K or XP.

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Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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