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Re: licensing (again... :( )

2003-10-09 16:50:07
Subject: Re: licensing (again... :( )
From: Thomas Denier <Thomas.Denier AT MAIL.TJU DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 16:47:55 -0400
> If the machine provides SERVICES to other machines, it is a server.  If it
> is used standalone, it is a workstation/desktop.
> If it is a 12-processor high-end machine used as a standalone research box,
> it's still a workstation.
> If it is a 1-processor 130mhz machine used as a print server or firewall,
> its still a "server".

This rule gives rise to a very interesting scenario. A person in a cubicle
somewhere sets up printer sharing on his or her system in order to allow
the person in the next cubicle to use the printer on the system. It
somehow slips the first person's mind that he needs to notify the data
center of this because TSM is suddenly providing far more value to the
organization. This puts the TSM administrators in the position of being
software pirates without knowing it.

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