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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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Can you help me with my software licensing issue?

This is a Canonical Question about Licensing. Questions on licensing are off-topic on Server Fault. If your question has been closed as a duplicate of this question, then this is because we want to help you understand why licence questions are…
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How does Microsoft enforce licenses?

I've often wondered, I have an MSDN universal license, and a technet license, so I have all the licenses I need to do what I need, which is software development. If I was a dishonest person, and simply gave a license key for say an enterprise…
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Converting MSDN license to full, commercial license

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I had to throw a machine together in a bit of a hurry- to replace a machine that suddenly failed (no one had bothered to keep a "warm" backup) It has Windows Server 2008 and…
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License handling best practices

This is a follow up to my last post: Sysadmin: Where to Start? on a more specific point. As I stated I was recently hired at a company to lead software development and as a smaller portion of that role handle the IT side of my company. Currently…
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How can we keep an organized inventory of server hardware, virtual guests, software licenses and associated services?

We frequently need to figure out questions like: What services would be affected if we bring down a server x? When does license x expire? Which KVM guests are on host x? Can our VMWare license support feature x? How do you guys handle these…
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How do most small businesses acquire Office licenses?

A company I sometimes consult for is relatively small (40 employees), and they have a royal mess of Office licenses. OEM, Retail, Upgrades, O2K/XP/2K3/2K7, etc. They basically buy whatever retail license they can find cheapest online, and have…
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Can software licenses be resold?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? As there are some license that I have finished using (such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, 3D Studio, Autodesk AutoCad). It also includes some server software (Server…
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Explain Microsoft Licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I think most of us have to buy Microsoft licences. I suspect all of us have got confused by Microsoft's licensing system before now - I know I have. Can anyone explain it…
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How does one aquire the installation files to go along with a volume license or their Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft?

I have a general question about how a company usually acquires the installation media needed to install software associated with volume licenses that were purchased or that they are entitled to with their Enterprise Agreement. Our company currently…
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Microsoft Licensing - Can I use the wrong product key?

We are in the process of moving our Microsoft software licensing from Microsoft Action Pack Subscription to Open Value Licensing. We have enough licenses for all the software that we have purchased via OVL, but we still have the MAPS installations…
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Is it me or it's realy not easy to get information about Microsoft Product Licensing

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? How can we get the real information about the licensing on Microsoft product. I try to get the number of mailbox i can create with a license of exchange, and il could not…
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Microsoft licensing and IT test servers

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? It's pretty common to hear people recommend using a "test server" for testing everything from backup/restore to software patches. Some Microsoft server products are fairly…
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Microsoft Action Pack vs Technet

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I have debated for a couple of years whether or not to purchase Microsoft's Action Pack (took the tests, and currently qualify to purchase it). I am mainly concerned with…
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Can I use my Microsoft Technet product keys after my subscription expires?

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? Can I use my Microsoft Technet Product Keys after my subscription expires? I'm coming due in a couple of months and I'm not sure if I'll have the 250 to renew. I've search…
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Windows CAL clarification

Possible Duplicate: Can you help me with my software licensing question? I'm hoping that someone can clear up a question regarding the ever confusing Microsoft client access licensing. Reading this page, would suggest that if you bought a client…
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