Update on Windows Server 2008 and Windows SharePoint Services V3.0
I hear that Windows Server 2008 will not include WSS 3.0 by default. As with Windows Server 2003 (before R2) users of the new 2008 server system will be required to download WSS as an add on. WSS 3.0 will remain license free. Here's the link for more info...
http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2007/10/29/windows-server-2008-and-windows-sharepoint-services-3-0-update.aspx
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