How many hosting company can past an audit if one was done?

**nofx** · 03-09-2005, 09:09 PM

good question

**Veterans Day** · 03-09-2005, 09:10 PM

ISPrime required me to buy windows license, straight up legit operation

**clickclickclick** · 03-09-2005, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by Veterans Day

ISPrime required me to buy windows license, straight up legit operation

thats good since its in your name. and thus u can transfer ur license should u require to do so.

**Veterans Day** · 03-09-2005, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by clickclickclick

thats good since its in your name. and thus u can transfer ur license should u require to do so.

I wasnt happy

But I understand

**Hornydog4cooter** · 03-09-2005, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by Veterans Day

ISPrime required me to buy windows license, straight up legit operation

yeah they want to cover there ass with all the yahoo chat traffic you are getting.

**clickclickclick** · 03-09-2005, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Veterans Day

I wasnt happy

But I understand

u must be happy, they are in your signature :D

i like mine.. but thats not the point of this thread

**Veterans Day** · 03-09-2005, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Hornydog4cooter

yeah they want to cover there ass with all the yahoo chat traffic you are getting.

hmm dont need windows for that, so keep talkin out your ass

**Veterans Day** · 03-09-2005, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by clickclickclick

u must be happy, they are in your signature :D

i like mine.. but thats getting not the point of this thread

Not happy bout payin Bill for his shit, but happy with Denis and crew I been there for what seems like forever, regardless. They required it so I bought it

**L0stMind** · 03-09-2005, 09:33 PM

We don't admin a single windows box. All our dedicated and virtual servers run linux. We do have 2 colocated servers running windows. But we didn't build the machines and I honestly have no idea if the windows software is fully licensed or not. They were both shipped to us fully installed and just needed to be racked and plugged in. I suspect many other hosting companies would say the same thing...

**clickclickclick** · 03-09-2005, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by L0stMind

We don't admin a single windows box. All our dedicated and virtual servers run linux. We do have 2 colocated servers running windows. But we didn't build the machines and I honestly have no idea if the windows software is fully licensed or not. They were both shipped to us fully installed and just needed to be racked and plugged in. I suspect many other hosting companies would say the same thing...

im not gonna debate colocation. All im simply asking is that many hosting providers have Windows Os for their servers, im just wondering how many of them have legit copies.

**Rorschach** · 03-09-2005, 09:42 PM

why would you even want a windows server?

**Herb Kornfield** · 03-09-2005, 09:50 PM

I would see more the customer of the hosting company having pirated ware on a box than the host themselves.

Most hosts are UNIX houses anyways. Win severs seem to be more of an afterthought execpt for 1 host I know that uses win almost exclusively and wont touch adult customers.........

**Major (Tom)** · 03-09-2005, 09:54 PM

i know of one that did and past

Duke

**clickclickclick** · 03-09-2005, 10:04 PM

i should just claim i need hosting to get more responses

**Steen2** · 03-09-2005, 10:25 PM

Server edition would be a lot harder to steal than your standard "fill all the employee's computers with the same Windows" scandal that you see in LOTS of businesses, right?

**SplitInfinity** · 03-09-2005, 11:14 PM

SplitInfinity can proudly state that all the windows we install are licensed and reported monthly direct to M$. Since we are a Microsoft SPLA provider we have
responsibilities on a monthly basis to report.. :-)

**Rui** · 03-10-2005, 01:31 AM

I know of alot's of "hosting companys" that would get lots of fines if a software audit was made..........................

**flashfire** · 03-10-2005, 01:32 AM

audits scare me

**teksonline** · 03-10-2005, 03:47 AM

are you saying the hosting company is claiming they paid for licenses on their taxes and didnt actually pay? Otherwise why is an auditor achecking for licneses? Are they involved with the SPA? heheh

**evildick** · 03-10-2005, 04:44 AM

Hell, my hosting company doesn't even charge me GST, even though we are both located in Canada. I don't imagine they would want to fork out that extra 7% if they were audited. Unless they already have that built into the price and aren't telling me. In which case I am getting screwed.

**JFPdude** · 03-10-2005, 04:58 AM

Originally posted by teksonline

are you saying the hosting company is claiming they paid for licenses on their taxes and didnt actually pay? Otherwise why is an auditor achecking for licneses? Are they involved with the SPA? heheh

He's talking a software audit. Never heard of one?

I know a few that can pass the audit and keep in mind I worked for some. But mainly hosts use either FreeBSD or linux so most will pass that Audit hands down.

**JUSTB** · 03-10-2005, 05:21 AM

We absolutely, positively could!

**nastysam** · 03-10-2005, 05:25 AM

That is something to consider, good call for companies that do not have the things in rule. HAve to get it straith

**xclusive** · 03-10-2005, 05:30 AM

There are so many companies i'm thinking a lot would fail.

**Jakke PNG** · 03-10-2005, 05:38 AM

I think 95% of designers would vanish if any authorities asked for their photoshop license. lol

No idea about hosting stuff.

**tranza** · 03-10-2005, 05:38 AM

Here in Brazil I know for a fact 90% of the hosting companies couldn't pass such audit...

**clickclickclick** · 03-10-2005, 06:17 AM

Originally posted by TeenGodFather

I think 95% of designers would vanish if any authorities asked for their photoshop license. lol

No idea about hosting stuff.

there is gimp
http://www.gimp.org/

**PbG** · 03-10-2005, 09:06 AM

We won't past but we will pass BTW We don't do windoze either at least not on virtual boxes.

How many hosting company can past an audit if one was done?

How many hosting company can past an audit if one was done?

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