Sharepoint 2010 Foundation licenses

问题:

Quick question about SP 2010 licensing. Is it totally free?

Can I install onto a web facing server without any licenses and let anybody and everybody do stuff, are there limitations??

Thx :)

回答1:

To run SharePoint 2010 Foundation as an Internet Facing deployment, you will need a full SQL Server license (license per CPU) if you do not use SQL Server Express, and you will need an Internet Connection License (or Windows Server External Connector depending on what they are calling it these days - its a license which basically forgoes the need for CALs for the server and IIS) for the server you are serving from, plus standard Windows Server licenses etc.

SharePoint 2010 Foundation itself does not need a license for Internet Facing deployment, but the services it relies on does.

回答2:

Try hosted sharepoint solutions or BPOS (which is in WSS3.0 mode right now..) for a cheaper solution and if the requirements allow it

回答3:

The information posted above is not accurate. We have corporate licensing for Microsoft products and also run Sharepoint Foundation (although, not for long). This is directly from a MS rep in Houston, TX (Guillermo Proano). I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him here:

1. SharePoint Foundation 2010 for Intranet Scenarios: you need to license Windows Server and have a Windows Server CAL for each internal user leveraging this solution.
2. SharePoint Foundation 2010 for Internet Scenarios: you need to license Windows Server (hosting external site) and need to purchase a Windows Server External Connector for each Windows Server in the farm running the SPS internet sites.

This is above and beyond the SQL licensing.