How do I work out licensing??

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Visual Studio 2003 .NET C# SQL 2000

I have written a windows app using C# with a SQL 2000 backend. How do I
calcuate licensing costs for my boss!?? Presumably there is some client
license we will need for each user? is the .Net framework on the client
chargeable too?

Thanks

 

[gmiley]

the .Net framework itself is not a licensed product. It is freely
distributable and in most cases, already available on current MS
product based PCs either by Service Pack, or new product installs that
have it bundled.

For MS SQL server, if you plan on hosting the database and have clients
connect remotely, I believe you only need your one license, if you plan
on having multiple databases (one for each user/organization) you need
to have multiple licenses. If your application requires that they set
up their own SQL Server, the licensing issue falls on them, however you
can become a thrid party provider of sorts, and offer to handle the
licensing and set-up of their SQL Server either on-site, or hosted
within your company.

I don't normally handle the licensing issues as I am a developer and
simply work with what my office provides me so you may want to contact
MS directly and inquire with them. (Unless someone here can give you a
more exact answer than mine ^_^)