I'd also point out that there are free SDKs and Express versions of most of the Microsoft development tools [1], targeted at non-commercial developers. See [2] for a neutral discussion of what has been left out of the Express editions.
So, while these tools are not open source, there are no barriers that I know of against using them to build and test open source software. [1] http://www.microsoft.com/express/ (Designed for, but usable without Silverlight) [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_Express -----Original Message----- From: Paul Fremantle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:15 AM To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Stonehenge > 3. payment for development tools to contribute to the project may > prove a barrier to new contributions. apache has always used open > source build and test tools. this allows anyone with energy to dive in > and contribute. i would hope that there would be no barriers to > supporting open source build and test environments if volunteers > stepped up to create and maintain them. I believe that Microsoft already makes all the requirements to build and test the .NET code available to Apache Committers via the MSDN subscriptions it offers. So that is at least a help, if not the final answer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
