This isn't a perfect solution but, in certain cases, it is possible to buy
licenses for the newer product and then downgrade. In other words, buy SQL
2000 licenses but use them for SQL 7.0. Licenses are especially hard to deal
with because it's just a piece of paper and resellers don't typically keep a
lot of unsold licenses laying around.
Things like this are a perfect example of why everyone should, in my
opinion, emphatically protest/stop the continuation of UCITA (Uniform
Computer Information Transactions Act). In the UCITA world MS could not only
stop selling SQL 7 licenses but, could retract previously acquired licenses,
forcing you to buy new licenses or be in violation. Not only that, it would
allow a company to imbed code into its products that would allow them to
remotely disable the software if you decided you didn't want the new
licenses.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Evan Lavidor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 6:04 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: WOT: SQL Server Licensing Woes
As many others have done, I'm turning to the group in the hopes that someone
out there has an idea I haven't thought of. I apologize for the OT post.
I'm deploying a new website for a client and we're planning on running MS
SQL Server 7 as the back end. Since SQL Server 2000 has come out, no one is
selling 7.0 any more (or, they're selling their final inventory).
I've located a copy of the software, but I'm trying to be legal and order
the Internet Connector licenses. Unfortunately, I can only locate one.
I've called MS, and they won't sell them anymore (so, if you've got a copy
of SQL Server 7 that you now want to connect to the Internet, you have to
order SQL Server 2000 all over again - nice, eh?).
Does anyone have any ideas on where I might locate a copy of the Internet
Connector license? Any good resources for software online or offline?
Especially those that sell "last year's version"?
Thanks,
Evan
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