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Is there a CAL needed for people to browse Sharepoint content

Is there a CAL needed for people to add content to Sharepoint

Is there a different CAL depending on whether someone adds "Enterprise Content" such as KPI's vs. standard content such as "Announcements"

Thanks,

Trey

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  • InquiringMinds

    Ishai is right and only Microsoft specialists know the exact details of licensing for their products.

    However I can give you a basic indication of what is likely to be the CAL situation.

    CALs or Versions of the software that include enterprise-wide CALs are always required for the Server(s) on which you run a SharePoint product and for the database you use (if SQL Server 2K or 2005 full versions)

    CALs are not needed for WSS 3.0 (or WSS 2.0)

    CALs are needed for SPS 2003 and MOSS 2007.

    For MOSS 2007 there is an added complication (which you have noticed above).

    If you are running the Standard version of MOSS 2007 you need Standard CALs.

    If you are running the Enterprise version of MOSS 2007 you need Enterprise CALs for all users who are able to access functionality that is in the Enterprise version of MOSS 2007 but not in the Standard version.

    This in effect means that you need in that case to have Enterprise CALs for all your users unless you can persuade your local Microsoft that only (say) 100 of your users will ever use those Enterprise features in which case they *might* accept that only 100 users have Enterprise CALs with the rest having Standard CALs.

    ** I can see that it would be very difficult to persuade your local Microsoft of this, so calculate on having to pay Enterprise CALs for all users when running Enterprise version of MOSS 2007**

    Note that in order to have an Enterprise CAL, you first of all need to buy a Standard CAL for a user and then buy *in addition* an Enterprise CAL.

    Note: Check all of this with your local Microsoft. It is correct to the best of my knowledge.

    Mike

  • moondaddy

    Trey,

    such questions should go to Microsoft, and not to a public forum. I wouldnt trust an answer from an unknown guy on the internet on this question. I mean, if you break the license and get sued, will you say "but this guy told me it's ok!"

    I suggest you contact a microsoft licensing consultant (call microsoft) and they will help you.



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