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The last time I read the full SQL 7 license agreement, I found a
little loophole. They fixed it in the SQL 2000 agreement, but if
you're only using 7, maybe this could help you.
<CF_Disclaimer>I am *not* a lawyer. I am a coder. That said, my
grasp of the English language is automatically suspect. Before
betting the farm on this, you probably ought to have a lawyer check
it out...</CF_Disclaimer>
The way the 7.0 license was stated, it *looks* like you need either
the ICL, OR one CAL per concurrent access TO THE SQL SERVER.
Since CF is automatically limited to no more concurrent access than
it has threads (set in the CF Administrator), you should only need
that many CALs. Alternately, I *think* you can limit the number of
concurrent DB accesses per data source in the Administrator as well.
I know that in the SQL 2000 license, they specifically said you can't
do that anymore, but the SQL 7 license seems to allow it.
It would probably be wise to grab and ICL if you can get one, but you
*may* not need one.
Anyone else who's recently read the full SQL 7 license care to
confirm/deny this? I may well be on crack...
Best regards,
Zac Bedell
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:19 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: SQL Server Licensing Woes
>
>
> > Actually if you are using a WebServer to connect to the SQL
> > Server you do not need an Internet Connector License. Internet
> > Connector Licenses are for users from the internet connecting
> > directly to the SQL Server as in many Win32 apps that were
> > developed. Attached is the link to this information. I was
> > advised of this by the Microsoft Licensing Center. You would
> > need a CAL for every WebServer that will connect to the SQL
> > Server and any other device from the internet that would be
> > accessing the resources of the SQL Server.
> >
> > 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":
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