This stuff is always so confusing. I almost look at it as a way for MSFT to
generate more bucks for free (money for nothin' and your chicks for free
<g>).
Regards,
Howie
BTW - A little off-topic Dave Watts question...did you know that there was a
Kinks song called "David Watts"?
http://kinks.it.rit.edu/cgi-bin/MusicSearch.cgi?song=regular/something/song-
davidwatts
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Watts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: RE: SQL Server Licensing Woes
> > http://www.microsoft.com/SQL/productinfo/70pricing.htm
>
> Uh, there are a couple of problems here.
>
> First, according to the SQL 7 pricing info in your link, if you allow
access
> to SQL Server through a web server, you would need to either get the
> Internet Connector License, or purchase a CAL for each concurrent user,
> depending on whether the users of the application are "internal" or
> "public":
>
> "Internet Connector
> The Internet Connector is a license that allows an unlimited number of
> devices used by Internet users access to SQL Server via your site. An
> "Internet user" is any person currently connected to the Internet, other
> than a person employed by you (as an employee, independent contractor, or
in
> any other capacity), or otherwise providing goods or services to you or on
> your behalf. You must purchase an Internet Connector License for each
> processor on each server that is running SQL Server or SQL Server
Enterprise
> Edition.
>
> Note: Intranet and extranet applications require CALs."
>
> Further, note that it's not the web servers which need the CALs, but
rather
> the end users.
>
> Second, you have to be extremely careful when dealing with Microsoft
> Licensing, as they have issued conflicting and/or confusing information in
> the past.
>
> Finally, on a slightly off-topic note, did you read this?
>
> "Customers who require SQL Server version 7.0 for existing solutions may
> still acquire additional licenses by taking advantage of the SQL Server
2000
> 'downgrade rights.' The downgrade rights enable customers to license SQL
> Server 2000, but install and use the previous version for a reasonable
> period of time."
>
> Note those last few words: "a reasonable period of time". The implication
is
> that your license is good as long as Microsoft decides your use of SQL 7
is
> still reasonable! As Steve Bernard noted, this is some of the evil stuff
> that we'll see as a result of UCITA.
>
> Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
> http://www.figleaf.com/
> voice: (202) 797-5496
> fax: (202) 797-5444
>
>
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