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The question of abiding by licensing agreements is the responsibility of the
company that owns and operates the hardware. You have no obligation to
insure that the company is holding the appropriate licenses and cannot be
held liable in any way if they don't.
>From a practical standpoint, I don't think it is realistic to be provided
proof of licensing, but a good barometer would be to look at hosting
companies "partners or alliances" page and see if they are "certified
partner" of the software in question.
Besides that, there is no substitute for good judgement.
My 2 cents...
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim McAtee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 11:46 AM
To: cf-talk
Subject: OT: Hosting Question - Software Licensing
Is it reasonable to ask a hosting provider for proof of licensing for
server software such as NT, CF server, SQL server, e-commerce
applications, mail servers, etc.? Has anyone done this?
On the one hand this would seem very intrusive - especially if the host
has multiple servers and you insist that they prove they have sufficient
licensing for all servers (and cpu's, where applicable). On the other
hand, it strikes me that a large host might save tens or hundreds of
thousands of dollars by not fully licensing software, with little
likelihood of detection.
If your site is being hosted by an outside provider in a shared
environment what do you feel are your obligations for assuring that "you"
are properly abiding licensing agreements?
Thanks,
Jim
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>The question of abiding by licensing agreements is =
the responsibility of the company that owns and operates the =
hardware. You have no obligation to insure that the company is =
holding the appropriate licenses and cannot be held liable in any way =
if they don't.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>From a practical standpoint, I don't think it is =
realistic to be provided proof of licensing, but a good barometer would =
be to look at hosting companies "partners or alliances" page =
and see if they are "certified partner" of the software in =
question.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Besides that, there is no substitute for good =
judgement.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My 2 cents...</FONT>
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<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Jim McAtee [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]=
</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 11:46 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: cf-talk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: OT: Hosting Question - Software =
Licensing</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Is it reasonable to ask a hosting provider for proof =
of licensing for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>server software such as NT, CF server, SQL server, =
e-commerce</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>applications, mail servers, etc.? Has anyone =
done this?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On the one hand this would seem very intrusive - =
especially if the host</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>has multiple servers and you insist that they prove =
they have sufficient</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>licensing for all servers (and cpu's, where =
applicable). On the other</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>hand, it strikes me that a large host might save =
tens or hundreds of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>thousands of dollars by not fully licensing =
software, with little</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>likelihood of detection.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>If your site is being hosted by an outside provider =
in a shared</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>environment what do you feel are your obligations =
for assuring that "you"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>are properly abiding licensing agreements?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Jim</FONT>
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