Is the academic version the same at a cheaper cost or does it have a different license as well? I looked on MS''s site but couldn''t find it. - TMOLI 42

The academic version features the full professional edition of Visual Studio (including VC++,VB,VF,VJ,Interdev + MSDN).
When I bought it last year, it costed me about 6000 BEF which would be around $130 US.
I think the license says something about you can use it as long as you''re student or teacher or using it for academic purposes.
Hope that helps!

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Stefan Baert

On the day we create intelligence and consciousness, mankind becomes God.
On the day we create intelligence and consciousness, mankind becomes obsolete...
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Basically, what I want to know is if I can legally distribute software I create using it.

- TMOLI 42

Yes, you can. The only thing thats different about the student license is that you have to be a student or an academic to use it and there are some rules regarding upgrading (ie you can''t buy the same software on a student license twice).



Regards,
Ralph Potter
ralph.potter@digital-magi.com, http://www.digital-magi.com

Digital, you mean that when you buy Visual Studio with the versions 6 of VC++ and VB and stuff, you won''t be able to buy the version coming out later this year with a student license?


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Stefan Baert

On the day we create intelligence and consciousness, mankind becomes God.
On the day we create intelligence and consciousness, mankind becomes obsolete...
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