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Re: [TCLUG:16456] X on a Remote Server




What is wrong with ssh2 licensing?  As I understand it it is free
to use for non-commercial use.  Most of the users on this list
would probably not fall under the commercial use.  I'm probably
missing something.

Tim

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Clay Fandre wrote:

> Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com wrote:
> > 
> > No, PuTTY doesn't support ssh2.  Here is what the wishlist
> > says:
> > 
> > SSH 2 support. The licencing on SSH2 means that I don't tend
> > to know people who run SSH2 servers, so it would be difficult
> > for me to give it proper testing.  Someone else is welcome to
> > do it for me, though.
> > 
> > What you really want to do is run an ssh1 server on your
> > Linux box.  Not ssh2.  After you get sshd (version 1) going,
> > then it is just a simple login to the machine.
> > 
> > Nick Reinking
> > 
> 
> Why are people running ssh2? What are the main advantages over ssh1? I
> really haven't investigated ssh2 so I pretty much clueless. But I do
> know what the licensing of ssh2 SUCKS. ssh1 works just fine for me.
> 
> -- 
> Clay Fandre
> UNIX System Administrator
> Honeywell, Intl. / CAP
> cfandre@cfsmo.honeywell.com
> (763)957-3678
> 
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