VS 2005 free eval isn't really free

[swkuhn]

Beware, requesting an eval copy of SQL 2005 and VS 2005 collects quite
a bit of your personal information and at the end as for a credit card
for the $7.00 shipping charge. Add to that the expense report
processing cost. Beyond that, I fundamentally disklike a vendor
advertising "free" and then tacking on a shipping charge AFTER all your
personal information is collected. No to mention that the FIRST time
the "shopping cart" was display NO shipping charge was shown at the
bottom.

 

[Andrew Robinson]

You can always download an Express Edition:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx