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SSO on *nix is a non-starter and is a big (only?) argument to use a Windows box for Windows services. It used to also be a big argument for writing applications
by dblock 6y ago
SSO on *nix is a non-starter and is a big (only?) argument to use a Windows box for Windows services. It used to also be a big argument for writing applications in .NET instead of, say, Java, but that got resolved with https://github.com/Waffle/waffle https://github.com/Waffle/waffle
- polskibus 6y agoDon't you need windows server CALs for every user of your service as soon as you have a Windows box?
- cchance 6y agono you can license by CPU core
- user5994461 6y agoYou're both right, there is an incredible amount of licensing options that are insanely complex. That's more of a problem to use Windows authentication capabilities for external public users. Usually it's used internally for employees, for whom the company has appropriate licenses and computers and stuff.