The Windows 2003 Enterprise license allows up to four installed Windows 2003 Server (up to enterprise, but can use standard as well) virtual machines. However, as I understood it that only applies if you are using the Microsoft virtualization technologies. The results of an audit may vary when you are using the VMWare for your physical box.

Unfortunately in terms of licensing many of the companies are only just catching up and depending on your enterprise or auditors they may or may not be 100% up to date on these issues. Hard to blame them though since some of the vendors are changing how they count processors and machines what seems like daily.

I find it incredibly amusing that just reading this made me think this was a post about gun control.

Though I guess when you boil it all down legislation on *-control comes to the same basic arguments. Most especially when whatever they are trying to control is a tool of any type.

I have to wonder why they persist in passing laws that are trying to create some kind of artificial moral framework. The examples to look to in both government and leaders of industry are largely so corrupt one has a hard time recognizing sincerity and honesty instead of simply dismissing them as a sycophant.

They've already got a starter database "Oracle Database 10g Express" or Oracle Database XE and it is similar to MSDE or SQL 2005 Express.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/xe/index.html

Well, you could get Sidney J. Furie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094074/ from Superman 4 and make sure that it doesn't stay on the air. Though to be honest it sounds more like something you'd see on the BBC.

Or quite simply "You can try to build an idiot-proof system, but someone will always build a better idiot."

It's entertaining enough that even my wife likes to watch it with me. Plus it's also quite amusing to actually see someone almost as tall as I am in those high end cars.

Though without a doubt I can say that I wouldn't buy a car based on their recommendation.

I think I might have even seen this suggestion somewhere on /. but my new favorite is:

Listen for just a second then (as if you just determined it isn't anything important) interrupt them and ask them if they can call back later or if they would mind holding on for a minute while you finish masturbating.

I can say the only responses I've gotten from that one is either *click* or uuuuuhhhhhhh......*click* hehe