> From: Ravindran Rabindran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > My preference is that the server computer hosting > these web applications run on a Windows 2003 Server. > The server computer has 4 GB of memory. The > application authentication will be based on > userid/passwords residing in the MySQL database. > > Would appreciate some advice on whether a Windows 200[3] > Server software is suffcient for the above. Or would I > require any other licenses from Microsoft?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/overview.m spx Warning: I am not a lawyer, and the information below is not a legal opinion; if you (or your company) has money riding on this, you should engage a lawyer who is familiar with the law in your jurisdiction and get them to scrutinise the license. If you do anything less than this, you are probably not showing due diligence. That said... Server 2003 tightens up the licensing: "A Windows Server 2003 Client Access License (Windows CAL) is required in order to access or use the server software. "A Windows CAL is not required if access to the server software is via the Internet and is "unauthenticated"-for example, accessing a Web site for general information where no identifying credentials are exchanged." It used to be that you had to use Active Directory before being required to have CALs, now it appears that any identifying credential exchange is enough to trigger the requirement. So my guesses (NOTE: not opinion) are that you will need a server license and enough external connector licenses to cover your processors. Or use the (unsupported) Windows 2000 and you might be able to get away without the EC licenses. Or use another OS. - Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
