OWC - installation on system with no office

[Andrej]

Hi!
My company is developing software solutions with delphi.
We would like to use OWC in our products (to be exact the
pivottable component). We are wondering if it is legal to
install OWC components on user machines that do not have
MS office installed? If not, is there a way to buy some
kind of license to allow such distribution? Thx a lot.

 

[Paul - Lydian]

Microsoft changed the licensing requirements after OWC 9.

OWC 9 requires an Office 2000 license for any use, and is supplied as part
of Office 2000 and Office XP.

OWC 10 (supplied as part of Office XP and Office 2003) and 11 (supplied as
part Office 2003) can be used in read-only mode on any PC and can be
downloaded from Microsoft.

To be able to design using OWC 10/11 or to interact with the components then
you require a qualifying Office product loaded on the PC.

There is also something in the licensing agreement that prohibits the
distribution of OWC 10/11 other than directly from a Microsoft source. I
think this means you cannot place it onto a CD and use it an another location
but you can give a URL to download it from Microsoft or a location on your
own intranet.

 

[Andrej]

Hi!
Is there no license to buy that would allow us to use
OWC10 or OWC11? Does it make any difference in that matter
if the company is a certified microsoft gold partner?
Thx.

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP - ASP.NET]]

There is no license to buy and the status of the company carries no weight
in the matter. However, you may be able to take advantage of the shared
licensing feature. This feature is setup exclusively for intranet customers.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

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[Greg]

My understanding of the license situation for OWC version 10 and newer:
To use the intranet method legally, your firm needs to "own" a license for
each workstation that you plan to leverage the LPK method to run a licensed
full interactive OWC version on. This means that although you may have not
"loaded" the Office Software package on the given workstation, you own the
license to do so.
The usually scenario is that your company owns a enterprise MS Office
license and you want to deploy the OWC components earlier than the company
is getting around to fully deploying the new Office version to all.
This only applies to closed loop user population because you are really
passing the license to the browser user. In know does it work for the
public internet.

The OWC software is available via download.
The OWC components only work in static mode unless they identify a "OWC
license" from the user.

Thanks,
Greg

P.S. Alvin, my book is enroute from Lulu ... I will provide feedback

There is no license to buy and the status of the company carries no weight
in the matter. However, you may be able to take advantage of the shared
licensing feature. This feature is setup exclusively for intranet customers.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

[Shameless Author Plug]
The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
Now available @ www.lulu.com/owc

Hi!
Is there no license to buy that would allow us to use
OWC10 or OWC11? Does it make any difference in that matter
if the company is a certified microsoft gold partner?
Thx.

 

[Greg]

Correction on last sentence on second paragraph!
In know IT DOES NOT work for the public internet.

My understanding of the license situation for OWC version 10 and newer:
To use the intranet method legally, your firm needs to "own" a license for
each workstation that you plan to leverage the LPK method to run a licensed
full interactive OWC version on. This means that although you may have not
"loaded" the Office Software package on the given workstation, you own the
license to do so.
The usually scenario is that your company owns a enterprise MS Office
license and you want to deploy the OWC components earlier than the company
is getting around to fully deploying the new Office version to all.
This only applies to closed loop user population because you are really
passing the license to the browser user. In know does it work for the
public internet.

The OWC software is available via download.
The OWC components only work in static mode unless they identify a "OWC
license" from the user.

Thanks,
Greg

P.S. Alvin, my book is enroute from Lulu ... I will provide feedback

There is no license to buy and the status of the company carries no weight
in the matter. However, you may be able to take advantage of the shared
licensing feature. This feature is setup exclusively for intranet customers.

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP

[Shameless Author Plug]
The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
Now available @ www.lulu.com/owc

Hi!
Is there no license to buy that would allow us to use
OWC10 or OWC11? Does it make any difference in that matter
if the company is a certified microsoft gold partner?
Thx.

-----Original Message-----
Microsoft changed the licensing requirements after OWC 9.

OWC 9 requires an Office 2000 license for any use, and is
supplied as part
of Office 2000 and Office XP.

OWC 10 (supplied as part of Office XP and Office 2003)
and 11 (supplied as
part Office 2003) can be used in read-only mode on any PC
and can be
downloaded from Microsoft.

To be able to design using OWC 10/11 or to interact with
the components then
you require a qualifying Office product loaded on the PC.

There is also something in the licensing agreement that
prohibits the
distribution of OWC 10/11 other than directly from a
Microsoft source. I
think this means you cannot place it onto a CD and use it
an another location
but you can give a URL to download it from Microsoft or a
location on your
own intranet.