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Questions tagged [licensing]

A probably off-topic question relating to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by those others. Per the FAQ, licensing questions are generally off topic on SeverFault.

Licensing, in the context of IT, typically refers to the terms and conditions under which a piece of software is permitted to be used by others. Per the FAQ, typical licensing questions are off topic on SeverFault.

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Exchange 2007 licenses not showing correctly

We've got our Exchange 2007 environment setup and working correctly. There is one strange thing however. When I log onto a mailbox server it tells me that one of the edge transports is in trial mode. However when I log onto that edge transport…
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Add a licence key to SQL Server 2008 after it has been installed

I have a machine that has had SQL Server 2008 installed on it, but I forgot to enter the licence key while installing. It's now complaining that I have fifty days before it locks down, because I still haven't entered the licence key. The trouble is,…
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SharePoint - standard version enough for simple forms?

I'm trying to figure out winch version of SharePoint (and CAL) I need. I haven't even used SharePoint yet - so please bear with me here. From what I've read - the price jumps substantially from Standard to Enterprise CALs, while the server license…
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How do I know how many CAL (Client Access Licenses) we have?

A former employee at our company bought a number of Exchange CALs for outlook. We can no longer get a hold of that former employee and we want to make sure we have enough. We are pretty sure we need to buy more but we don't know if we need 10 or 50…
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Undeploying VMware Lab Manager VMs after trial license expires

I played around with Lab Manager for a while, deploying a couple of machines. Meanwhile, the trial license has expired, and now I can't seem to "get rid" of the VMs (seems they are uncontrollable by the vCenter). Every page on the Lab Manager web…
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Can I use VMWare Server internally in my small company?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Can I use VMWare Server internally in my small company for free? From the license it is not very clear.
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In simple language, if I install and use Sphinx (GPLv2) on my co-located server for a commercial LAMP website do I need to buy a license?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Do I have to license Sphinx for a commercial website? I don't need to modify the code... just use it with MySQL.
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Accessing the Local System Account to accept a software licence

I have a server at the moment running ColdFusion which is being used to access a windows whois program on the server. Each time I call this command via ColdFusion (using cfexecute) the command times out. I believe the issue is because the first time…
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Does Xenapp require Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) licenses?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We have a Xenapp 5.x server running for over a year now. It does not have any purchased Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) licenses installed. It is running on a Windows…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Evaluation To Standard

If I am running the 180 evaluation of Server 2008 R2 Standard then wish to purchase the full product will I have to reinstall or will the evaluation activate using my key and all will be well till the end of time?
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individual license to volume license

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? My company has about 100 computer each using individual licenses for Microsoft Office and Windows. We are looking to upgrade about 50 computers. We, in the past, have used…
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Domain and TS migration

The migration steps outlined by Microsoft in the ts migration seem to deal with moving TS to a different server on the same domain and call for adding the licensing service to another system, move the licenses and then put TS on whatever server you…
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Is a Terminal Services CAL included in a thin client with Windows XP Embedded

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Suppose you buy a thin client that you wish to use for citrix. Does the thin client include a TS cal. Is this standard or do I have to buy them seperately?
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How to change RDS licensing mode from 'per user/device' to 'Remote control for administrators' on Windows 2008 R2 server

We have installed windows 2008 R2 enterprise on a Dell server. This server is placed remotely in data center and only administrator is going to access it for maintenance purpose. No multiple users or client remote access is needed Now during 'remote…
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Microsoft CAL when using Outlook and Googls Apps Sync Tool

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? We just migrated our email system to Google Apps. Many users still prefer to use Outlook and we're quite happy with the new Sync Tool from Google. Legally wise, is it…
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