VFP licencing under MSDN

Below is the answer, direct from Microsoft :

MSDN Universal, MSDN Enterprise, MSDN Professional and MSDN Operating Systems are licensed for single users, and can only be used by licensed subscribers. All products that ship in MSDN Subscriptions are for development and test purposes only, and cannot be used in a live production environment.

This seems to infer we should not be using any VFP version shipped with MSDN for live production. Presumably a separate site licence is really required.

Is that how everyone else reads this?

Thanks for any comments.

Bernie

Eric
Mon Jun 28 08:24:28 CDT 2004

Hello, Bernie!

<quote>
Can I use the Visual Studio product to create an executable file and
distribute this file for sale?
Yes. Applications, utilities, and executables you develop using Visual
Studio, Access, or Office Developer can be distributed to customers
royalty-free, pursuant to the terms of the corresponding End-User License
Agreement (EULA). In addition, there are many redistributable components
included with Visual Studio, which you are welcome to incorporate into your
applications and distribute for free pursuant to the terms of the Visual
Studio EULA.
Please note there is a royalty for Microsoft server products that are
distributed with applications. For more information see the Product
Integration Program.
</quote>
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/faq/default.aspx
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Eric den Doop
www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts - Powered By VFP8

Cindy
Mon Jun 28 11:56:27 CDT 2004

In news: EA7EBA66-0D34-4BB3-A02F-B743E86C0244@microsoft.com,
Bernie Beattie <BernieBeattie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> ....This seems to infer we should not be using any VFP version shipped
> with MSDN for live production. Presumably a separate site licence is
> really required.

Hi Bernie,

As far as I know, "live production" would be a person using the VFP IDE as a
query tool to get data for a report. Not the same as a developer creating an
application he then distributes to end users who run the app but don't have
the VFP IDE installed.

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Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
cindy.winegarden@mvps.org www.cindywinegarden.com

Eric
Tue Jun 29 03:38:43 CDT 2004

Hello, Bernie!

I think your best option is to contact MS directly or the msdn newsgroup on
the MS news server. And a lot of frequently asked questions are answered on
the MSDN web site.

I am using my MSDN license to test and develop my OWN software which I sell
and give away for free to others.
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Eric den Doop
www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts - Powered By VFP8

mspratt
Tue Jun 29 10:34:48 CDT 2004

Hi Bernie,

MSDN subscriptions include a LOT of software other than VFP. I have
always considered that what M$ means by "cannot be used in a live
production environment" is (for example) that I cannot go around the
company and upgrade everyone to Windows 2000 or XP using materials
included in the MSDN subscription.

Regards,

Mike

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 06:12:01 -0700, "Bernie Beattie"
<BernieBeattie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Below is the answer, direct from Microsoft :
>
>MSDN Universal, MSDN Enterprise, MSDN Professional and MSDN Operating Systems are licensed for single users, and can only be used by licensed subscribers. All products that ship in MSDN Subscriptions are for development and test purposes only, and cannot be used in a live production environment.
>
>This seems to infer we should not be using any VFP version shipped with MSDN for live production. Presumably a separate site licence is really required.
>
>Is that how everyone else reads this?
>
>Thanks for any comments.
>
>Bernie
>