[OctDev] No symbolic package in future (Windows/VC++) releases

[Joe Vornehm Jr.]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:04 PM, John W. Eaton <jwe at octave.org> wrote:

> On 20-Apr-2009, Judd Storrs wrote:
>
>  A more important question is whether redistribution of the libraries
> is allowed by Microsoft.  The blanket statement on the MS web site is
>
> [snip]
>
> So does the license agreement that accompanies the VC++ libraries
> specifically allow redistribution?


In spirit, yes, but technically the permission to distribute the VC++ libs
is actually included in Visual Studio (Express Edition downloadable at no
charge).  The VC++ libraries themselves can be downloaded directly from
Microsoft, but the license included with that download does not allow
redistribution.

With VS2008EE, I have a file C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
9.0\redist.txt that contains this text:

The following list is a list of files available with Microsoft Visual Studio
2008 for redistribution under the Visual Studio 2008 license.  If the
Microsoft software you have licensed is not Visual Studio 2008, only the
files that are installed by the Microsoft software may be redistributed
under such license.


____________________________________________________________

Visual C++ Runtime files

Subject to the license terms for the software, you may redistribute the .EXE
files (unmodified) listed below.
These files can be run as prerequisites during installation.

vcredist_x86.exe

vcredist_x64.exe

vcredist_IA64.exe


Nothing else in redist.txt pertains to the VC++ RT libs.  I believe that
"Subject to the license terms for the software" means "the Microsoft
software" mentioned in the first paragraph, which really just means VS2008.
 No bundling restrictions are set forth here (or in any applicable MS EULAs
to my knowledge).

Joe V.
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