Hi

I have had a look on the net with regards to whether you can sell
applications you created with Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic. It seems to
be as clear as mud!

Can anyone help? Are you?

Comet

It seems that you can distribuate programs for non-commercial purposes only,
although Iam not sure about this either (as I'm getting the academic version
too)
"Comet" <someone (AT) microsoft (DOT) com> wrote

"Comet" <someone (AT) microsoft (DOT) com> wrote

Edition is also a factor in the equation, IIRC.
If you purchased the Academic Edition as a retail, boxed product, then you
may distribute applications you've developed. If you acquired the Academic
Edition by other channels, then distribution of applications other than for
academic or research purposes is not permitted (at least that's what I
believe I've read from credible sources).
The recognized authority on this topic is a gentleman named George Conard,
who (IIRC) is the Program Manager for the Academic Edition. Here is a fairly
recent quote from him (10/02/2003) that may help:


--
Peter - [MVP - Academic]

And if you did sell your application, how the heck would anyone know which
version of VS you had or how you acquired it, anyway?



"Peter van der Goes" <p_vandergoes (AT) mars (DOT) cox.net> wrote

"Michael" <infomike (AT) comcast (DOT) net> wrote

intention of wanting to comply. The issue of "what can I get away with?" is
quite different, as we all know.

--
Peter - [MVP - Academic]

In reply to the original request,

MS provides a special pricing of Visual Studio to academic customers without
restricting the commercial use of apps produced with the tool. In other
words, a customer, if they meet the requirements for the academic license,
can license the academic edition of VS, can build apps with it, and can sell
those apps for commercial purposes.

-Dino

--
Dino Chiesa
Microsoft Developer Division
d i n o c h @ o n l i n e . m i c r o s o f t . c o m


"Peter van der Goes" <p_vandergoes (AT) mars (DOT) cox.net> wrote

"Dino Chiesa [Microsoft]" <dinoch (AT) online (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

Thank you very much for stepping in with a first-hand authoritative answer!
The quote from George Conard should have been enough, but your statement is
the definitive closer.

--
Peter - [MVP - Academic]

Well here is another question then. I'm a student and say I bought a
copy of it and then in another year I graduate and am no longer a
student. Can I still use the software? According to some EULAs I
think the answer would be no. Any information about this?
Kory (actually a MSDN pro subscriber)

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:59:34 -0600, "Peter van der Goes"
<p_vandergoes (AT) mars (DOT) cox.net> wrote:

I'm pretty sure you can still use it, but I'd certainly like the definitive
answer on that one. IIRC the deal with all the on campus Microsoft freebies
was that you were allowed to continue using them after you graduate. I
assume Microsoft are hoping you've got into the habit of upgrading by then
and will be willing to start paying for upgrades.


"Kory Postma" <kory_p (AT) NOhotSPAMmail (DOT) com> wrote

Well do you have the EULA from the academic version? Could you post
it here?
Kory

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:28:04 -0500, "Matt Burland"
<anonymous (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote: