Understanding Server Licensing

[@sudhanshu1709]

98k plus views and only 806 likes. IT guys are becoming hopeless human beings day by day . It just take a sec to appreciate the hard work of the person providing tons of information for free.

[@leighabrown2992]

Everyone in I.T. should watch this. Really good info. Thanks Eli!

[@abbie2972]

Thanks Eli

[@msizigwala5422]

Im watching this 4 years later and its good!!!!!!!! Thanks Eli

[@RethinkSociety2012]

yea cause the math skills here are not that great!! LOL

[@conniet6]

Thanks Eli. You are the best instructor ever. You made all of this so easy to understand. I wish you were teaching classes for certifications. Thanks so much

[@elithecomputerguy]

@F145H220 OEM is for the box with the sticker on it. As long as you have the COA sticker on the computer you can install the OS on it as many times as you want

[@coldCoders]

I honestly excited watching you teach, it feels as if I am in a classroom excited to learn about IT :)

[@VladSandu]

You just opened my eyes with this one. I was installing, maintaining and helping "friends" computers out while the operating system was pirated. So I was paid little to none. Now I understand why a license is A MUST! Thank you!

[@retryhikaru184]

the repeated emphasis on the problems you encountered make the class a real shiny gem for me.

[@arriaga11]

2019.....Still best video about this topic.... Thanks

[@viveksharma5884]

Thanks, Eli. I have no words but a lot of gratitude for the work you do.

[@vegasvato55]

I think it was well worth taking the time to watch and it actually cleared up something I was not sure about with the difference between OEM and Retail Software, so thank you for that!!! Not so much into the I.T. Sector my self other than armature interests, but as a businessman my self you are 100 percent right when you say just because the licensing police may not be tracking down and punishing license infractions "Yet",,,, It would be a big mistake to assume that the way things are now is the way things will always be... Always better not to try to cut corners and do things "On The Cheap", because sooner or later that will catch up to you and bite you in the ass every single time...

[@praatnietveel]

Open source licensed software is mostly available free of charge, though this does not necessarily have to be the case. Licenses which only permit non-commercial redistribution or modification of the source code for personal use only are generally not considered as open source licenses.

[@naits95]

Thanks, Eli! Never knew it was this complicated, so as an ICT-apprentice I thank you!

[@elithecomputerguy]

Yeah... the opinion based videos didn't go over the best... Check out the "Episode" playlist. I am focusing on just doing training videos again...

[@coldCoders]

I think we can all say, "we appreciate you"

[@ThomMacIntyre]

I hit many, many IT lessons online. Eli is TOPS, for real (as the kids say)

[@JamesMontz]

RE: Piracy It's not the FBI that comes knocking at your door, it's the BSA (Business Software Alliance). I have seen it twice in my life. A local business here just recently settled for $120,000, and still had to get compliant in all their licensing.

[@alexlehman3734]

looked like he was wearing a prison jumpsuit in the thumbnail

[@elithecomputerguy]

@ZoHaNCluB depends on what OS you are using and what software you are running...

[@guymerritt]

Informative video, regardless... This explain, succintly, a lot of stuff I never really understood. You've got a gift for explaining things and making them easy to understand. Well done.

[@derikdang8829]

Thank you Eli for "clearly" clarified about this licensing topic :-).

[@w_i_k_i_d]

What a nice young man, explaining all this. ...and children that's how Microsoft makes billions of dollars, through licensing.

[@davidboxton]

Thanks for the OPEN DNS info in your earlier video. it really works well. I really appreciate your programs too Eli.

[@Drigger95]

geez are you shallow. Let Eli do his thing. I want to learn all the secrets of his knowledge and success. It's amazing how he gets the time to make all these videos.

[@Kin08006]

I don't want to start a big debate but... at around 22:50 and at some other moments you say that you usually work with CDW. Is there any reasons you decided to go to CDW rather than SHI or Insight to only name a few?

[@Melki]

Piracy is all about not giving back to the providers of solutions. IP Law is to nurture our accesses to solutions, took quite some administrations to maintain accesses to solutions, and if we use piracy, we would be less encouraged to create and maintain such administrations. Our scarcity is not of time, money, energy, but of solutions, and as we live together... of mutual solutions.

[@cenggarsea9246]

thank you sir for this wonderful information

[@tiffany6680]

Pleaes allow downloads. I would love to watch these videos offline on my way to school. So helpful. Thank you, great job.

[@kareemsharawi4778]

Thanks Eli for a very informative video, got to know lots about licenses today!

[@brandonfarfan1978]

Wow! Licensing can be tough.😧 Thanks for explaining it Mr. Eli. 25:52 You should have dressed up as a pirate for this chapter.😂

[@ImvoAcevedo]

Thanks a lot man, this explained a lot of questions l had regarding licensing. keep up the good work

[@AminOnPC]

I am guessing you don't have to pay for Windows server 2012

[@tommatojuice]

I really like how you explain "free speach vs free beer". I hate when analogies are used, it really isn't explaining anything when someone says "you've got free speech and free beer"

[@orielonline]

I love these videos. Please continue making them.

[@uK8cvPAq]

Most businesses I've come across don't care about something in the fine print, if they can get away with it without some kind of activation brick wall then they will.

[@nustada]

The question is, how pedentic does "connect" mean. Say only 5 seats actually need the server, but 100 devices can ping the server. Does the pinging count as connecting? is it 100 cals or 5?

[@MrJonegtr]

when I think about open source it comes to mind the codes of the software is visible and it's possible to redevelop or upgraded

[@LionelHutz619]

Respect for educating me from within the prison cell, hope you get out soon

[@Joshualibbyy]

LOL

[@Wideolink]

wow i had no clue that this would be so complicated...$$$$$.....

[@sysjamal]

i love your courses thanx

[@Begonhehe]

I know.. It's been 8 years but.. Thanks!

[@cunnis01]

Eli, could you provide an example to illustrate a piece of software that would require license per core of the cpu vs. a piece of software that would require 1 license for the entire box. I understand what you are saying, but I'd love an example. Thank you!

[@chrisrobertson4440]

Eli, You are appreciated!

[@arunagni1]

Thanks Eli, this very useful information for Licensing

[@jamesdiiird]

Does the word "connection" apply to mapped drives to a server from a client that needs to see shares even if that server is not doing a formal File Server role? In other words if 1 CAL costs $5.00 and I have 50 users that have mapped drives to shares on that server, am I forking over $250.00 for all the licenses?

[@coreyfreferick25]

Eli, i know this is an older video, but i have a question....I'm assuming by the videos i have watched thus far, virtualization DOES NOT help with licensing costs?i know the perks of virtualization, but i guess that is one area i am not certain about.....thanks in advance for your response....in all reality, these videos are AMAZING and very intuitive! Thank you very much!

[@hardikpatel1646]

amazing information bro. thanks a lot. hoping to see more videos from u.

[@aaaliii4u]

seat license and session license, don't they seem same? it can be true for seat license which is true for session license? if we have a seat license of 100 devices, and they all are connected at any given time, then no more can connect at that time? i don't know if i make sense or not but someone understands my question, please answer it..

[@invictusdomini8624]

There are lots of "Open Source" software. However, the set of "Open Source" software is a superset of Copyleft or GPL/BSD licensed software. There is no *gotcha* on GPL and Copyleft software as you state with "home use only" "Open Source." A GPL/BSD licensor may charge for copies, but any one of the licensees has full rights to give you their copy for free. GPL/BSD prevents actions otherwise.

[@ney1202]

How would the company charging you the Licensing fee know what type of processor you have on your server for them to be able to charge you for the Licensing fees? And if you upgrade how would they know you upgraded unless you tell them?

[@belalalali]

I have a question: I have a windows 7 ultimate, am not using windows server 2008 cals, am not using Microsoft terminal services, i am able to make 5 clients to access this desktop using a none Microsoft services. is this ok !

[@jamfield]

Thanks, Eli.

[@pachinsv]

Thank you very much for this video .... I learnt a lot.

[@guymerritt]

Dead serious: what open source packages require that you pay a licensing fee? I'm not arguing, I've just never seen this. For instance, what video software are you talking about - that you're using - that's open source but which required a paid license? I run both Linux and Windows servers at different locations. The MS server was just a test and only runs one website (not for profit). Who says this on KZbin - it's a bootlegged copy of Server 2003. But Unix stuff is just free - isn't it?

[@exemptx2000]

Very good info! Thank you for sharing!

[@kbytes92]

Great explanation!

[@yiannisserpico2646]

OEM revision of an MS Office product is for a specific and only device. If this device does not burn out but ,what in case I want to reformat my windows in this device? Will I be given the opportunity to reactivate my OEM product or should I buy another one? Thanks Eli.

[@kjakobsen]

Actually opensource means software that kan be run for any purpose, copied og modified. If a piece of software says only for none commercial use it does not qualify as opensource.

[@meehanlj]

You mention that some open source software is free for home use and not free if you use it in commercial use, so my question is; what about charities? Can they use "home use" software as they aren't actually making any money from using the software?

[@dmmikerpg]

Eli, you're wrong about Open Source. What you're describing is commonly called Shared Source. For a license to be considered Open Source, it cannot restrict use in any way (cannot differentiate between home and commercial use, cannot say 'Abortion clinics cannot use this software', etc) and must permit modifications and redistribution of the software (either modified or non-modified with the source) for no charge or at a fee. Some don't REQUIRE the source to go along with it (BSD), but the license must permit it. Some companies try to get around it by including copyrighted material or patented things that make it difficult to redistribute. But this can be avoided by stripping out the proprietary crap (RHEL -> CentOS).

[@stellapatricia9100]

this is a lot of help, thank you very much

[@lukasnosalek8814]

What about if i use OEM and need to replace the hardrive where the OS is installed?

[@lukasnosalek8814]

Great thank you, i ended up buying the retail edition JUST in CASE :D

[@CostinBucuresteanu]

so my friend if i have a gaming server that i have 200 clients play on my server i have to buy 200 licenses ?

[@NarinderGurdaspuria]

Eli you rock man............... burraahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@adamantportraits]

Can anyone answer my quick question, is any of the info in this video out of date at all?

[@reubenroshan4390]

Nope!

[@sheshagopal3243]

Thank you Eli, Do you have any video on Apple Enterprise and oracle Software licensing

[@HelpfulHubb]

Thanks for your valuable knowldge.

[@Opcode_]

What if you have a server only for home use? If I use Open Source (Free for home use software) and do not make any money off my server, do I still need licenses?

[@copticfreedom]

which some one would answer this. lol

[@SevenWishesDreamcatchers]

Did you actually watch the video? Try it.

[@karanmeetsingh5068]

Austin Vickers The video is open source.. Watch it... or Seek to 7:30.

[@dalilacervants7271]

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[@dalilacervants7271]

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[@ezzadinhausawi5813]

Thanks a lot bro 🌹🌹

[@charbelsarkis3567]

wait if i buy a server right now i have to get a licence for it or if i'm running a website on it i dont understand ely

[@johnsmits4805]

Great one

[@qanaasalih5030]

when you repeat it it becomes easier

[@NewWorldExposure]

Would have been better is you listed a few examples of the "open source" gotcha server software you have run into. Most of the time I've seen 4 pay open source software the vendor is pretty up front with stating business use requires you cough up some money.

[@toufangle]

I need to replace our server, MS Server 2003. We have about 30 computers and users. What Window software licence do you recommend? Thanks.

[@crackshot519]

Now I’m looking into becoming a computer person and with the pirated software and then they may not pay you if they run into problems after you lay out all the pros and cons that you said about pirated software and they choose to go with pirated just move that person from pay after service to pay before service and give back leftover money if there is any money left over.

[@fafnirthedestroyer5979]

Can I make money off a server if I am not using a server operating system but a home operating system

[@TylerDurdentyler2020]

he is using a correction facility uniform, aka, jail.

[@algnadjib]

very cool

[@marcelomafra]

So, and when we have an Active Directory with 300 users?æ₢

[@CarMoves]

Did you film this at GITMO?

[@Isho242]

thank you eli this video is good

[@lef3rro]

Thanks, shorty!

[@mrbadsound]

Is there some kind of IT police (I'm not trying to be comical here) that visits every small or big business that uses these Open Source software or Licenses, to verify legality?

[@KntHwkUSMC]

***** Through activation procedures. If you've ever tried to use pirated MS software (did back in the day when I was young and dumb) and eventually they will discover through activation procedures that you pirated it and your software will be rendered useless. Will they fine you? Chances are slim to none, but they will do their best to make sure you can't get full use out of it!

[@michaeldmorrison]

I've worked at a couple companies and they have all been small enough we don't get audited, I think MS etc really cares about those huge companies like those with 100,000 users, so my 70 probably doesn't really register to them. However, if one of your users/admins becomes disgruntled, they can report you to the BSA or whoever (use to have rewards for turning people in!), this would result in some crazy fines and an audit etc... I have always been good on mine because as an admin, it would obviously be pretty bad for your career... (of course newer OS's make this somewhat mandatory anyway) play it safe, heck it's not my money anyway, make the company buy those licenses!

[@metsubo]

Yes, they're called "audit teams"

[@xtreme2043]

well. he can't also tell people to use pirate software on CAMERA.

[@MercuryChild]

I keep hearing "free beer" but I think you're saying "freeware" right?

[@dimavolashov5503]

''Free beer'' is an analogy, so he wasn't saying ''freeware''.

[@MercuryChild]

...I don't know if you're actually fucking with me or offering to buy a drink?

[@privacyvalued4134]

I'm going to disagree about open source licensing. You only have to watch out for GPL'ed software. GPL software usually means a commercial version or support contract buried somewhere. Other open source licenses are much more liberal in usage. MIT and LGPL are largely displacing GPL these days. Windows licensing is always a beast...you are generally better off if you can avoid it altogether but businesses generally need to massively deploy software to multiple machines (potentially rollout of changes to many thousands of PCs) and Windows does that the best because it has the best tools available for change management. But when it comes to servers, if you can get away with Linux, you are way better off using Ubuntu Server LTS editions, which generally has a much lower TCO.

[@apoorv2121]

hey eli can u please provide all type of server instaalation video link??? i really want to learn about servers. specially practical because i m weak in practical plz hlp me.. and 1 more think eli u r awesome man ...

[@stevecam1]

That's why you try to stick with GPL licenced software when you use Open Source..... There are products that only charge for commercial use but that defeats the purpose of being open source in many ways

[@micahjones8975]

You're a saint

[@vijayaveeranrajandren8657]

Sorry .been there ! done that ! know it !

[@obad82011]

thank you

[@mariejean7359]

Thanks

[@groMMit1981]

This Eli is awesome, don't like the new Eli that much but maybe he's been going through an agro patch in recent opinionated vids

[@meol0390]

But I USE my nice Creative Cloud Cracked photoshop 😢

[@maaii6509]

is ubuntu free for commercial useplz help me

[@FrangezM]

You can usually skip to 10 minutes until the end cuz he repeats everything at the end

[@guymerritt]

I've done a small amount of IT stuff for some clients using Microsoft servers and pirated software is like kryptonite to the people with whom I've dealt. In a for-profit business you'd have to be insane to use pirated software.

[@guymerritt]

I dunno - I've been really impressed with Microsoft' server software (which I've just started fooling with) but this video seems to make a great argument for using Unix whenever possible.... Again - what sort of Unix software requires that you pay for a license? I think Zimbra sells licenses, but that's an anomoly. 99% of Unix stuff is free - I think..!!??

[@Titiesrlife]

Do you need a license for a home server?

[@Melki]

2:57 thank you thank you thank you :)

[@Drum8888]

The Windows core licencing and CALS are a total rip off, it should be one or the other not both PLUS the server software cost. I really wish they had some serious competition to keep them in check.