Can I use Visual C++ 2010 Express compiler for commercial use?
As far as I know, it was always permitted prior to 2010 version, but now when I start IDE, it writes "For Evaluation Purposes Only". I can't find the full license file anywhere (not in installed files, not in Google), so I'm in doubt, should I use it, or should I downgrade to MSVC++2008 version.
I think you just need to register it. In the help menu click on register product. It will bring you on a web page where you can log in with a passport account and eventually you'll get a product key to enter into the application.
And yes, commercial use of the Visual Studio Express applications is allowed.
I know, it's an old question but there is no clear answer to this and I asked myself the same question. I finally found an official answer on the german microsoft site:
http://www.microsoft.com/germany/express/registration/faq.aspx
In the first point it states:
Alle Visual Studio Express Produkte sind grundsätzlich kostenfrei, dauerhaft verwendbar und können auch für kommerzielle Projekte eingesetzt werden.
Translated to English, this means: All Visual Studio Express Products are free, and it is allowed to use them for commercial projects.
The evaluation message dissapears if you register for free and you can use the express products free of charge for commercial use.
I got this message in Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, also on Help About it said something like 29 days remaining.
You can register it for free though, just need a Windows ID / hotmail address then the message about "for evaluation use only" disappears off the startup splash screen.
it is an evaluation license until you register. once you're registered, you can use it for whatever purpose you wish.
Here is what I've found:
http://www.microsoft.com/cze/msdn/vstudio/nejcastejsi-dotazy.aspx
You may need to translate it to English (you can use Chrome or something), but it's official, and it looks like it's updated to 2010.
(I figured it's updated by the last question on that page:
"What are the hardware requirements for running Visual Studio Professional 2010?")
Related
Background
Prior to release, we are required to review the Change Log / Bug Fixes for all third-party dependencies.
Question
Do you know where I can find the: Microsoft's Visual C++ Redistributes change log?
Visual Studio has release notes, but this does not specifically reference the C++ Redistributable.
The Distributed Code sub-section does mention Visual C++ Runtime Files, but I don't see a change log.
Any input you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Related Resources
Microsoft Support
Can download redistributable? Yes
Has change logs? NO
Visual Studio Subscriptions downloads
Can download redistributable? Yes
Has change logs? NO
Microsoft Developer Community bug list
If you really want to get down in the weeds, this website is an option... but be prepared to spend a lot of time looking. I personally find that the search engine for this website is not great.
I saw this SO question asking for a PDF viewer for MonoTouch, which is just what I need. First I tried the Xamarin code sample suggested by poupou, but this needs a lot of extra work to use. So I decided to try the mTouch-PDFViewer suggested by Alex.
So I went to the download page and on to the GitHub for this component and cloned the repository. The problem is that the Visual Studio solution opens with a message saying I need a different license for Xamarin than I have. I only have a Xamarin Indie license and am therefore not able to build this library.
Is there a way around this? If I copied all the code into the Xamarin Studio, would it work then or can't I use this component at all due to licensing problems? Will it work in the app as long as I get hold of the dll file or do I need the more expensive license?
I have sent an email to the support email address for the mTouch-PDFViewer asking if the dll is available somewhere, but I was wondering in general if the licensing limits the use of dlls or just the ability to compile the code.
Indie license does not have Visual Studio support. An Indie license requires you to use Xamarin Studio on a Mac. There should not be any restrictions on using specific components.
Also, for basic PDF viewing, iOS has excellent built in support, which you might try before using a 3rd party component.
Mylyn is a task oriented plugin that allows for example to assign a set of files to a task. Is there a Mylyn type plugin for Visual Studio?
Tasktop has just announced that it is bringing the productivity of Mylyn into Visual Studio! The beta version that is being released will support bringing tasks from HP ALM, Quality Center, and Bugzilla. It includes Mylyn's Task List and Task Editor. The next level of support, which will include compatibility with all existing Mylyn connectors, will be delivered after this beta. Further down the road Tasktop will also be delivering context capture and focus within the Visual Studio IDE.
The beta release will be happening end of November 2010.
See the recent blog post for more details.
David Shepherd, Tasktop Technologies http://www.twitter.com/davidcshepherd
The closest I've found is Tasktop, by the people that created Mylyn, but it's a standalone application that doesn't integrate with Visual Studio.
(Resharper is irrelevant).
Not even close to mylyn, but here is an open source addin for visual studio that helps to assign a list of source files to a "session" (you could think of the session as a "task")
http://dsmaddin.codeplex.com/
i'm not aware of anything open source but i do know that team system is setup to support this type of workflow.
resharper might also have features you are looking for but, again, not foss
I asked that question to the VS.NET Development team in Teched 2008.
She said that they've notice about Mylyn, but are still looking on it.
Task focusing plugin is not yet ready in VS.NET environment.
You may be interested in this news from Tasktop: http://tasktop.com/blog/tasktop/eclipse-mylyn-microsoft-visual-studio
I'll second tasktop. The newest version especially looks nice. Like orip said, it doesn't provide VS integration, but there's a Firefox extension which should be pretty nice... beats using Eclipse purely for Mylyn.
I've recently released (commercial) Task Canvas extension for Visual Studio 2015 that supports tasks with assigned sets of documents and code fragments.
Can I use Visual C++ 2010 Express compiler for commercial use?
As far as I know, it was always permitted prior to 2010 version, but now when I start IDE, it writes "For Evaluation Purposes Only". I can't find the full license file anywhere (not in installed files, not in Google), so I'm in doubt, should I use it, or should I downgrade to MSVC++2008 version.
I think you just need to register it. In the help menu click on register product. It will bring you on a web page where you can log in with a passport account and eventually you'll get a product key to enter into the application.
And yes, commercial use of the Visual Studio Express applications is allowed.
I know, it's an old question but there is no clear answer to this and I asked myself the same question. I finally found an official answer on the german microsoft site:
http://www.microsoft.com/germany/express/registration/faq.aspx
In the first point it states:
Alle Visual Studio Express Produkte sind grundsätzlich kostenfrei, dauerhaft verwendbar und können auch für kommerzielle Projekte eingesetzt werden.
Translated to English, this means: All Visual Studio Express Products are free, and it is allowed to use them for commercial projects.
The evaluation message dissapears if you register for free and you can use the express products free of charge for commercial use.
I got this message in Visual Web Developer 2010 Express, also on Help About it said something like 29 days remaining.
You can register it for free though, just need a Windows ID / hotmail address then the message about "for evaluation use only" disappears off the startup splash screen.
it is an evaluation license until you register. once you're registered, you can use it for whatever purpose you wish.
Here is what I've found:
http://www.microsoft.com/cze/msdn/vstudio/nejcastejsi-dotazy.aspx
You may need to translate it to English (you can use Chrome or something), but it's official, and it looks like it's updated to 2010.
(I figured it's updated by the last question on that page:
"What are the hardware requirements for running Visual Studio Professional 2010?")
The VSTO bit I understand. Visual Studio has the project templates to get you started with creating nice .NET based add-ins.
But where is VSTA? I installed the SDK but it seems to be gears towards adding extensibility to your own applications.
I had thought that VSTA was like the new VBA for Office 2007. Infopath 2007 seems to be VSTA enabled but I cannot seem to find where Excel 2007 is also VSTA enabled.
Am I missing something ?
As I understand it, VSTA is not a 'new VBA' nor built into Office 2007, but a separate 'Super-VBA with .NET' that must be licensed from Summit, and distributed as part of an external application. I think it's just targeted at ISVs wishing to extend Office, but the blurb about it also contains this gem:
Perhaps the feature most applauded by enterprise BDMs and SI’s is that VSTA customizations are seamlessly opened by any version of Visual Studio enabling professional developers to continue to enhance applications originally created by end user developers – a feature requested by many enterprises because applications often grow in sophistication over time.
I've not bothered googling BDMs and SI means le Système International d'Unités to me, but I took this mean that you can take the horrible mess of excel VBA that your traders used to turn worthless morgages into goldmine CDOs (and then bailouts), and your 'real developers' can open it in Visual Studio and sort the mess out (or just quit...).
also VBA and VSTA can exist together:
http://blogs.msdn.com/vsta/archive/2006/07/31/684514.aspx
If I understand correctly, VSTA is a new technology that provides a "standard" short-cut route to extensibility for application vendors. So it may appear in Office apps in the future or it may not, but it's not there now.
If it becomes supported by Excel, Word and the like, then the UI (Visual Studio Shell?) should be distributed as part of the package.
But I may be miles off-base...
VSTO 2005 is available to install by itself as a complete development environment
Read more here...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/54ds2za4(v=vs.80).aspx