Vm Ware 와 Virtual PC 는 많이 써봤지만, 이것은 첨이다.
퍼포먼스도 좋다고 하니 한번 써봐야겠다.
그런데 라이센스가...
애매하더군.. 회사에서 쓸것이다 보니 ( 물론 비 상업 / 개인적으로. - 설치만 회사 )
결론적으로 써도 된다는거였지만.. 그 과정은...
라이센스 본문..
VirtualBox PUEL terms and conditions
License version 6, July 28, 2008
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (“Sun”) grants you the right to use the software product as defined in § 1 according to the following provisions. If you do not agree to all conditions set forth by this license, you may not use the product, because only Sun as the product’s owner can give you permission to use it.
§ 1 Subject of license. “Product”, as referred to in this License, shall be the binary software package “VirtualBox”, which allows for creating multiple virtual computers, each with different operating systems (“Guest Computers”), on a physical computer with a specific operating system (“Host Computer”), to allow for installing and executing these Guest Computers simultaneously. The Product consists of executable files in machine code for the Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris operating systems as well as other data files as required by the executable files at run-time and documentation in electronic form.
§ 2 Grant of license. (1) Sun grants you a personal right to install and execute the Product on a Host Computer for Personal Use or Educational Use or for Evaluation. “Personal Use” requires that you use the product on the same Host Computer where you installed it yourself and that no more than one client connect to that Host Computer at a time for the purpose of displaying Guest Computers remotely. “Educational use” is any use in an academic institution (schools, colleges and universities, by teachers and students). “Evaluation” means testing the product for a reasonable period (that is, normally for a few weeks); after expiry of that term, you are no longer permitted to evaluate the Product.
(2) The “VirtualBox Guest Additions” are a set of drivers and utilities that are shipped as a subset of the Product for the purpose of being installed inside a Guest Computer to improve its performance and cooperation with the rest of the Product. In addition to and independent of the rights granted by subsection 1, Sun allows you to install, execute, copy and redistribute a) unmodified copies of the ISO installation medium of the VirtualBox Guest Additions as shipped with the Product and b) the VirtualBox Guest Additions together with the Guest Computer into which they have been installed.
§ 3 Reservation of rights. Any use beyond the provisions of § 2 is prohibited. Sun reserves all copyrights and other intellectual property rights. This includes, but is not limited to, the right to modify, make available or public, rent out, lease, lend or otherwise distribute the Product. This does not apply as far as applicable law may require it or Sun grants you additional rights of use in a separate license in writing.
§ 4 Termination. This License shall be valid infinitely. Sun may terminate the License only for material causes. In particular, such a material cause can be a violation of the usage terms or a breach of other essential duties from this contract. After termination, you are required to delete and destroy all remaining copies of the Product. This includes, but is not limited to, installed copies and backups.
§ 5 No warranties. Since you have not paid for the use of the Product, there is no warranty for it, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Sun provides the Product “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Product is with you. Should it prove defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. In addition, Sun shall be allowed to provide updates to the Product in urgent cases. You are then obliged to install such updates. Such an urgent case includes, but is not limited to, a claim of rights to the Product by a third party.
§ 6 Miscellaneous. There are no license terms beyond the
written ones in this agreement. Amendments of, additions to and the joint
revocation of this agreement shall require the written form. The same shall
apply to the preceding written form requirement. Standard business conditions of
the parties shall not apply. Place of performance and legal venue shall be Santa
Clara, California, the domicile of Sun. Any action related to this Agreement
will be governed by California law and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice
of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply.
이게 무슨 말이니.. .
그래서 읽다보니, FAQ 를 확인하라고 해서 확인.
Licensing: Frequently Asked
Questions
This page deals with questions you may have about VirtualBox and its licensing. You may want to look at the User FAQ and Developer FAQ for additional topics.
- What license is VirtualBox released under?
The Open Source Edition (OSE) is released under the GNU General Public License V2. Essentially, this means that you get the full source code of VirtualBox OSE, and you can distribute and modify it, provided that you ship all modifications under the GPL as well.
If you want the extra features that are missing from VirtualBox OSE, you can alternatively use the full VirtualBox package free of charge for personal use or evaluation purposes. Both versions -- VirtualBox OSE and VirtualBox -- are available from the Downloads page.
- Can I buy a commercial license for VirtualBox?
If you are an individual end user, there is generally no need to purchase a commercial license, provided that you respect, in the case of VirtualBox OSE, the terms and conditions of the GPL, or, in the case of the full VirtualBox package, those of the Personal Use and Evaluation License.
As an enterprise customer, we encourage you to purchase commercial licenses from Sun and receive benefits such as access to enterprise features and support for mission-critical use of VirtualBox. We also encourage ISVs and IHVs to incorporate VirtualBox into their offerings, preferably through a custom license deal with Sun. Please contact Sun for additional information.
- How can VirtualBox be both open source and commercially licensed?
This is called "dual licensing". Since Sun holds all the copyrights to the VirtualBox code, or is at least permitted to relicense code that is owned by external contributors or other parties, we are free to choose the terms under which we license the code to our customers, or the open-source community.
- Why dual licensing?
We -- like other companies -- believe that dual licensing gives both developers and users the best of two worlds. While anyone is free to look at the code and even improve it, commercial licenses support the company and allow for professional maintenance and support. The open-source community gets more high-quality free software at no cost, while businesses can rely on quality support from our first-hand developers. Both worlds profit from each other: The commercial licenses support both our business, and the open-source community, and vice versa.
- Will the licensing terms of VirtualBox OSE be changed in the future?
We are not currently planning to do so, but it doesn't really matter. Any code that was once released under the GPL cannot be "closed" again. The license that Sun has granted you with the GPL is perpetual and cannot be taken back. Even if Sun were to change the license again, this could only affect future versions, and anybody would still be permitted to redistribute the existing VirtualBox code under the terms of the GPL.
- What exactly do you mean by personal use and academic use in the Personal Use and Evaluation License?
Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. Also, if you install it on your work PC at some large company, this is still personal use. However, if you are an administrator and want to deploy it to the 500 desktops in your company, this would no longer qualify as personal use. Well, you could ask each of your 500 employees to install VirtualBox but don't you think we deserve some money in this case? We'd even assist you with any issue you might have.
Use at academic institutions such as schools, colleges and universities by both teachers and students is covered. So in addition to the personal use which is always permitted, academic institutions may also choose to roll out the software in an automated way to make it available to its students and personnel.
- Can I redistribute the VirtualBox binaries?
No. The Personal Use and Evaluation License allows you to download the VirtualBox binaries for personal and academic use and for evaluation, but it does not give you the right to redistribute these binaries. So you may not put them onto your own websites or other mirrors. We do this because we would presently like to keep track of how many people are downloading these binaries.
The no-distribution restriction does not apply to the Open Source Edition (OSE), as the GPL does, of course, permit redistribution of source and binaries, provided that you adhere to the other terms and conditions of the GPL.
- Which guidelines apply to the use of the name VirtualBox?
The term VirtualBox has been registered by Sun as a trademark in various countries. It may be freely used together with the products available from this web site. However, if you choose to ship custom binaries and/or source code revisions of the product, Sun reserves the right to deny use of the trademark VirtualBox. This might seem rather strict but we believe that it is important to avoid any kind of confusion arising from multiple versions of the same product coming from different sources.
OK, 어쨋든 중요한건!
6번 항복에 보면..
- What exactly do you mean by personal use and academic use in the Personal Use and Evaluation License?
Personal use is when you install the product on one or more PCs yourself and you make use of it (or even your friend, sister and grandmother). It doesn't matter whether you just use it for fun or run your multi-million euro business with it. Also, if you install it on your work PC at some large company, this is still personal use. However, if you are an administrator and want to deploy it to the 500 desktops in your company, this would no longer qualify as personal use. Well, you could ask each of your 500 employees to install VirtualBox but don't you think we deserve some money in this case? We'd even assist you with any issue you might have.
내가 시스템 관리자(기타등의.. ) 등의 직책으로 (예를들어) 500대의 PC 에서 설치하고 사용한다면,
Personal Use 가 아닌것이고,
Large ( 큰?) 회사에 있는 PC 에 설치해서 쓰는건 여전히~! "Personal Use" 라는것이군.
즉..
난 써도된다는것이구만~
물론.. 500명은 예로 든거겠지?
499 명에게 설치하면 괜찮은건.. (농담)
시간나고 좋다면, 사용후기도..
