Animations, Bitmaps and Icons of Visual Studio 2005

[Fla]

Good morning.
I'd like to know if I can use for free the animations, the bitmaps and
the icons inside the archive VS2005ImageLibrary.zip in the installation
path of VB2005 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\Common7\VS2005ImageLibrary, for developing my application, without
any further royalty nor license, beyond the licensed copy of VB2005.
Thanks

 

[Dmytro Lapshyn [MVP]]

Bongiorno!

See the "redist.txt" file in the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
8\" folder. This file reads:

_____________________________________________________

Images

One or more of the files located in the .zip file below may be distributed
subject to the license terms for the software and the additional use terms
described in the .zip file.

VisualStudio2005ImageLibrary.zip

_____________________________________________________


The "redist.txt" is also mentioned in the VS 2005 EULA (eula.txt):

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c. Distributable Code. The software contains code that you are permitted to
distribute in programs you develop if you comply with the terms below.

i. Right to Use and Distribute. The code and text files listed below are
"Distributable Code."
. REDIST.TXT Files. You may copy and distribute the object code form of
code listed in REDIST.TXT files.
[...skipped for brevity...]
. Image Library. You may copy and distribute images and animations in the
Image Library as described in the software documentation. You may also
modify that content. If you modify the content, it must be for use that is
consistent with the permitted use of the unmodified content.

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[Smokey Grindle]

that's what they are there for..

 

[Phil]

I don't see VS2005ImageLibrary on my machine. Is this because I only have
the Express Edition?

 

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

To answer Fla's question, yes, you can use those images in VS 2005 image
library freely to develop your own application with windows look style:

#Visual Studio 2005 Image Library
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms247035(VS.80).aspx

For Phil's question, yes, the image library is provided with VS 2005
standard and above version, and Express edition doens't include it:

#How to: Install the Visual Studio 2005 Image Library
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms246582(VS.80).aspx

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead


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