[Gdal-dev] Proposal for Unified Windows Binaries (Visual C++.NET2003 availability)

[Brent Fraser]

Richard,

    My thought was to use a license for automated building
of libraries (and applications?); so more in the "buildbot"
scenario than the usual interactive create-compile-debug
code...

Brent Fraser
GeoAnalytic Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Matsunaga"
<richard.matsunaga at waypointinfo.com>
To: "'gdal-dev'" <gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:18 PM
Subject: RE: [Gdal-dev] Proposal for Unified Windows
Binaries (Visual C++.NET2003 availability)


>
> Yes, MSDN includes VS 2003 (and Visual C++ 6).
>
> I don't think buying MSDN would benefit OSGeo, as it is a
per-developer
> license.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org
> > [mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org] On Behalf
Of Brent Fraser
> > Sent: April 16, 2007 1:53 PM
> > To: Daniel Morissette; gdal-dev
> > Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] Proposal for Unified Windows
Binaries
> > (Visual C++ .NET2003 availability)
> >
> > Daniel,
> >
> >   Good question.  A search of Amazon for "Microsoft
Visual
> > Studio .NET Professional 2003" shows some available, but
I
> > don't know what would happen if you tried to order one.
> >
> >   I got my copy in 2005 through Microsoft's Empower
program
> > (basically Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
subscription
> > with a lower price and higher development requirements).
I
> > don't know if you purchased an MSDN
> > Professional/Enterprise/Universal subscription today if
you
> > would get a copy (and I couldn't tell by browsing the
> > Microsoft site!).
> >
> >
> >   And maybe it's a question for OSGeo:
> >
> >        Should OSGeo help OSGeo Projects in supporting
Windows
> > binary releases by purchasing an MSDN subscription (a
level
> > that includes the compilers)?
> >
> >    I expect there would be lots of questions regarding
> > licensing, whether it's appropriate, etc.
> >
> > Brent Fraser
> > GeoAnalytic Inc.
> > Calgary, Alberta
> >