[Python-Dev] MSDN licenses available for python-dev

[Brian Curtin]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 06:48, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:

> Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> > Le Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:01:54 -0500, Brian Curtin a écrit :
> >> The recent threads on builds/installers for Mac and Windows reminded me
> >> of Steve Holden's push to get the python-dev team equipped via a
> >> connection with the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center. The OSTC
> >> team provides Microsoft Developer Network licenses to open source
> >> projects to assist them in better supporting Windows.
> >>
> >> I've talked with Steve (who passed the task to me) and the Microsoft
> >> folks, and they are happy to provide more licenses if needed. If you are
> >> interested in getting a copy of MSDN, please contact me off-list.
> >
> > Does it include a license for Windows itself?
> > Does it allow me to install and run it in a VM?
> > If so, I'm interested.
> >
> Yes to both. MSDN offers a very broad license, with activation keys for
> many products generated on demand.
>

The left panel on
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/cc137115.aspx has the full
list of currently available products if anyone wants to know what's all
involved here.
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