[Samba] replacing microsoft file server with linux samba server ?

[Cyrille Bollu]

That's also the conclusion I came to after reading doc on microsoft's 
website (e.g: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sam/lic_cal.mspx).

On that page they only speak about M$ servers.

samba-bounces+cyrille.bollu=fedasil.be at lists.samba.org a écrit sur 
11/08/2005 16:46:32 :

> > This is a question about microsoft license fees for desktop 
connections.
> > If a microsoft file/print server is replaced with with a linux samba
> > server
> > or if the company starts out with a linux samba server, how would
> > the desktop connections be monitored for the purpose of microsoft
> > collecting connection fees?   When using the linux samba server
> > is there even a need to consider this scenario?
> 
> You pay for client access licenses (CALs) on the server, if there is no 
MS
> server employed then there is no reason to believe that you are 
violating
> any licenses.
> 
> > The reason I ask is that I read about a ms client that continued
> > to pay desktop connection fees to microsoft after replacing
> > a  windows file/print server with linux and samba.
> Then somebody was getting ripped off, of course there could be more to 
the
> story... such as having an exchange or ms-sql server still in place that
> maintains it's own CAL count.
> 
> 
> > My small client is currently not on a file server and all their pc's
> > come from dell so they are properly licensed as desktops.  I
> > have them networked so that they can share files and assume
> > up to this point that microsoft does not need to be involved.
> > After the linux file/print server is installed,  I do not see the
> > point of contacting microsoft to offer money for any reason
> > but I need to ask if anyone knows about this because I
> > dont want to put my client at risk due to my ignorance.
> 
> Until you buy a Windows server, there are no licenses to consider, 
assuming
> you're using all legal software on your clients.  When you do buy that
> server, you will have some number of CALs that the server will enforce
> counting of.  If you find you're running out of licenses you buy more.
> There are no perpetual fees unless you sign up for that licensing model.
> Either way, no Win server, no lics to count.
> 
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