Updated: July 10, 2020 (November 24, 2003)
Charts & IllustrationsGeneral Rules for Server Products Licensed with CALs
The following rules apply to products that have a client-based licensing cost component.
For exceptions to these rules, see the appendix, “Notes for Each Server Application“.
| General Rule | Products Adhering to Rule | Exceptions |
| Customers can’t avoid the need for CALs (for each person or device that makes use of the product) by introducing a “multiplexing service” intermediary, which is defined as a software application or service accessing or using the server software at the request of or on behalf of a user or device. |
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None |
| Either a per-device CAL or a per-user CAL can be used. Furthermore, customers may use a mix of CAL types simultaneously |
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