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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by gscott on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @12:27AM (#11243696)
For smaller businesses they can join Bizspark and download SQL Server free from msdn and keep it even after the 3 year program ends.
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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by robocat on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @02:14AM (#11243929)
In theory. In practice our hosting provider couldn't do this for us because of their own licencing (or it was too difficult for them to work out).

And if you are a start-up, you will upgrade your DB, in which case you might only get a few years free anyway.

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Re:Announcing SQL Server on Linux by godzillabrennus on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @01:44PM (#11247448)
Host companies have to license you a copy through the Microsoft SPLA program.
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