.Net Framework SDK Licence Agreement and OpenSource

[Heath Frankel]

I am looking to start an Open Source project using C# but
the requirements of the project require that the project
must be written in a language that has freely available
compilers.

I am correct in think that the .Net Framework SDK is a
free download from Microsoft and could be used for such
an Open Source project with these requirements?

I have tried finding an End User License agreement for
the SDK without success. Can someone provide me with a
URL to such an agreement so that I can provide this to
the administrators of the Open Source project to satisfy
their concerns.

Thanks in Advance

Heath

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Both the SDK and hte redistributable include csc.exe, the C# command line
compiler. In addition, there are open source implementations for Linux (Mono
project at www.go-mono.com and DotGnu which I believe is www.dotgnu.com, but
you may have to search).

In addition, C# and the CLI have been submitted to ECMA

ECMA information
http://msdn.microsoft.com/net/ECMA/

The SDK license is found here (after you install SDK for Framework 1.1):
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\SDK\v1.1\license.txt\

Between the two, you should get the info you need.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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[Tian Min Huang]

Hi Heath,

I agree with Gregory. In addition, you can download .NET Framework SDK
Version 1.1 from Microsoft website at link below

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9B3A2CA6-3647-4070-
9F41-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=en

Please feel free to let me know if you have any problems or concerns.

Have a nice day!

Regards,

HuangTM
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MCSE/MCSD

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