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I was recently going through all the options made available by Microsoft for the SERVERPROPERTY() in SQL Server.
When i write
SELECT 'License Type ', SERVERPROPERTY('LicenseType')
I get output as
License Type DISABLED
I went through the knowledge base and it states the follows -
" Unused. License information is not preserved or maintained by the SQL Server product. Always returns DISABLED. "
It would really be great if someone could suggest me a use of this Enum/Property as i find Microsoft Technologies too intelligent to keep things like these in the final released product if they are truly useless...
Any Ideas please...
This property used to contain information before 2008R2:
Mode of this instance of SQL Server.
PER_SEAT = Per Seat mode
PER_PROCESSOR = Per-processor mode
DISABLED = Licensing is disabled.
Licensing changed and it's now unused. The reason it is still there is probably that removing it might risk breaking something for someone (my guess).
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How can I retrieve data from content database in SharePoint 2013? I need only read from the database. I need also to read metadata as well. I was wondering if anybody could explain it and give me even a tutorial links for that. I am a newbie in SharePoint, I read different articles but I cannot find the information that I need.
One of the first rules of SharePoint that you learn when you start diving in to the product is that you shouldn't ever touch the SharePoint database.
Also, Reading from the SharePoint databases programmatically, or manually, can cause unexpected locking within Microsoft SQL Server which can adversely affect performance.
So you should use sharepoint object model, rest Apis to query data.
Also check:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/brian_farnhill/archive/2013/12/04/directly-querying-sharepoint-databases.aspx
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Will the product keys received through the BizSpark program still work after the MSDN subscription expires?
I'm currently using Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2013 which I got through BizSpark. I was wondering what happens when the subscription ends. Will all my installed products expire or can I still use the claimed keys after the subscription ends?
A quick answer before this gets closed...my recent experience with MSDN is that
keys that do not require activation continue to work indefinitely
products that have been activated continue to work indefinitely
keys that require activation are historically quite variable in behaviour, but now mostly will no longer activate after your subscription has expired.
you cannot claim new keys once your subscription expires.
MSDN is an amazing resource and very reasonably priced. Best thing is to regard it as a lifetime subscription. Having said that, we usually make sure we claim a few extra keys before we roll over each subscription. Some work, some don't.
Microsoft has been unhelpful in providing information about this, which I find quite understandable.
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I currently have an Microsoft Action Pack but I don't see a license for TFS included in it. What would be the best way of getting TFS 2012 Server installed and access for 6 devs and 2 Web access users.
I've read the Microsoft Licensing White Papers and they are next to useless. Does anyone have any concrete examples of the best way to get this done? Do I just purchase a Server License and 6/8 CALS, it seems I should be able to reuse some part of the Action Pack to reduce this cost, no?
Thanks in advance.
Try contacting the Microsoft partners support (they have live chat):
https://mspartner.microsoft.com/en/uk/Pages/Support/partner-network-support.aspx?Page=CustomerServiceControlJsonP
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So I am almost finished with my first app. It was constructed in Visual Studio/C#. I am now trying to determine which license to run with. I plan to provide the program free of charge to businesses and consumers, however, I do not want to publish the source code.
What is the best licensing format to go with? This application is kind of a teaser for a more powerful version so I would like to publish this one for free and hopefully make some money selling the 'power user' version.
I will be packaging Putty with this. I am about to go read their site as I may need to role my own SSH client.
I will be headed to my lawyer this week. Just want to get a bit of knowledge before I talk to her so I don't look like a dumb fool. Thanks in advance for your input!
Putty uses the MIT licence, so all you need to do is incorporate that licence along with your software. For your code you can use whatever licence you choose, no one will ask for your code unless you explicitly want to make it public.
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I seem to recall hearing at some point (I believe it was MIX09) that Microsoft has a licensing model of some sort where a business can consume licenses for up to two years, free of charge, until they reach a point where they are stable position and can pay their licensing at the end of two years. However, I can't find information regarding it online.
I want to say that possibly stackoverflow used this licensing model to kick start their site. Is anyone familiar with this?
In addition to BizSpark (as per #paul) there are also WebSpark and, as of May 2010, the developer MAPS programmes.
Webspark information is here: http://www.microsoft.com/web/websitespark/default.aspx
Details of the Action Pack (MAPS) are currently here: https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40132997
I'm fairly certain that in all cases availablility varies by your location - but if you're producing stuff for/with/on Microsoft tools/platforms then they're all worth a look.
You're thinking of BizSpark:
http://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/
There is also the Empower program if you're an existing business, not a startup.