The WEB version of server 2003 was designed to be a web server and licensed for that purpose. Placing a database product such as SQL on the machine would allow the machine to become a database server. That exceeds the licensing and the purpose of the product.
I don't agree with that. My argument is that many web pages are now interactive and require some sort of database to store and retrieve data. Microsoft's response was to use Access or some non-enterprise database. SQL is an enterprise database. Or just fork over the additional 300 dollars for the standard edition. I am fortunate in that I get the academic versions which only cost $450.00 for the standard edition (5 CAL's) of Server 2003. The web edition was not offered as an academic version and was therefore more expensive than the standard version. Because of this I did not pester my contact at Microsoft too much. Ray Thompson Systems Administrator Tau Beta Pi Association www.tbp.org The Engineering Honor Society Integrity and Excellence in Engineering > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:44 AM > To: SQL > Subject: RE: MSSQLServer2000 and WIn2003 - any issues? > > > Thanks for that everyone. It doesn't make a lot of > difference, what MS decide is final, but does anyone know why > they wont allow that? > > > > Cheers, > Michael Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > AFP Webworks. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2003 11:21 PM > To: SQL > Subject: RE: MSSQLServer2000 and WIn2003 - any issues? > > The question was regarding the web edition of server 2003. > That version will not allow SQL to install. To run SQL you > need the standard, enterprise, or datacenter (if you can > afford it) editions. > > Ray Thompson > Systems Administrator > Tau Beta Pi Association www.tbp.org > The Engineering Honor Society > Integrity and Excellence in Engineering > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Zoaib Qureshi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:05 AM > > To: SQL > > Subject: RE: MSSQLServer2000 and WIn2003 - any issues? > > > > > > Good Morning, The only issue I have heard is that Win2k3 > > requires SQL Server 2000 with SP3. > > > > Thanks > > - Zoaib > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://affiliates.macromedia.com/b.asp?id=2439&p=go/fl_aff1 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=i:6:1689 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:6 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:6 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=<:emailid:>.<:userid:>.<:listid:>
