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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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Best/Cheapest way to buy five microsoft office licences (2010 ed.)s

Can anyone give me some hints on the best/cheapest way to buy five Microsoft office licences (2010 ed.) for a charity?
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SQL 2008 Web Edition for Intranet web sites

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Can I use the SQL 2008 Web Edition for internal web sites (intranet), used only internally from my company, and not over the Internet?
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SBS 2003 and WSS licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? What is the licensing situation with Small Business Server 2003 and allowing other people and companies to connect and use the services? I also want to run Windows…
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is it possible to run a different version of sql server trial once you've already run one?

e.g. Have already installed trial version of SQL Server Enterprise Edition 2008 R2, is it now possible to switch to a trial version of the Developer edition?
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windows 2003 server licence issues

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing issue? I have a 2003 R2 std OEM English Licence Can I use it in the same machine, but installing from a spanish std retail media? I haven't the original disk. Thanks in advance
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Windows Server license

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I keep getting this message on start-up about the license not being genuine. I know it is genuine because I bought from an authorized dealer and there is this paper in a…
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KMS is rejecting my license keys

I'm trying to activate a Windows 7 Professional laptop, and I have a Windows Server 2008 on which I've activated KMS: cscript slmgr.vbs /ipk {My_KMS_Key} My_KMS_Key is the key from the licensing site listed next to "Windows Server 2008 Std/Ent KMS…
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How do I set up Windows 7 computers in a phased approach using a KMS key?

I am a network administrator at my place of employment and we are getting ready for deploying Windows 7 Enterprise and Office 2010 Professional Plus in our organization. We are wanting to use a KMS host and key to activate the majority of our…
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Software asset tracking without network access

I have a lot of virtual machines running various windows and linux operating systems, and various apps (eg MS-SQL) that I need to audit/keep track of. The catch: Some of these machines are on isolated networks, no internet access, no management…
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Windows VAMT 2 not showing keys remaining activation count

I manage a test network consisting in a dozen windows server (mostly 2008r2). All the servers use MAK keys (from MSDN or technet). I have recently decided to start using Volume Activation Management Tool 2.0 instead of putting keys manually on each…
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Can't use Windows Server 2003 Dell serial key with normal Windows Server 2003 Standard Cds. Help!

I have here an old Dell Server with original serial key on the case. The server is damaged, so i bought a new one and wanted to use the licence from the old one. CDs are not included with the old server so i tried original Windows 2003 Server…
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Do I need to purchase a mysql commercial license if I'm running a LAMP based website?

Does it make a difference if I'm selling products on the website rather than just hosting content like a blog?
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Office 2010 KMS question

I have deployed a KMS server in our environment which does different versions of Windows but also Office 2010. Regarding office 2010 and its expiration, what is the max time? For Windows clients it can go up to 180 days without talking to the KMS…
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What are the cheapest licenses for Windows Server (current) which I can legally run

1) A Web server 2) A Server running MySQL Please list any technical limitations, if you know them (e.g. max memory). Thank you
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Hardware Serial number

I'm wondering if there is uniqueness of serial number accross hardware manufacturer. For Mac address it's well know that manufacturer has prefix to ensure uniqueness. For Motors there is a unique VIN Is anyone aware of such thing for Servers,…
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