Andre Santos wrote, regarding the Visual Studio Integration Programme and SML.NET:
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andre Santos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 3:03 PM > To: Andrew Kennedy > Cc: Nigel Perry; Haskell Mailing List > Subject: Re: OT: haskell, .net, microsoft and vs > > > Andrew, > > In this work through COM interop you mention, > are you using this VSIP? Yes - Claudio Russo did the work. I've done a little probing through University Relations in Cambridge. Apparently for academics the restrictive licensing terms and costs of the Visual Studio Integration Program will be dropped shortly. Here's what Van Eden of UniRel told me: 1) The licenses will be brokered by MSR Unirel *not* by Summit. This means we will raise the contract, approve it, sign it, etc. 2) There will be no formal support. Support for normal licensees is provided by Summit. If an academic needs support, we (MSR UniRel) will have the option to obtain a commercial VSIP agreement for that academic, and pay $10k for the support that provides. Summit would provide the support. [Andrew: though of course those of us at MSR Cambridge with VSIP experience could answer queries on an informal basis.] 3) Usage reporting has been dropped. 4) The "tear the seal" license is replaced by a "click-through" one meaning tools can be distributed electronically. 5) Sharing code between "like licensees" will be permitted, similar to the sharing permitted in the MSR Source License for XP, CE, etc. 6) MSR UniRel will run a training class for this later in the year. 7) Interested academics should contact their unirel person. If they don't know who that is, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for Europe) or [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for the US). 8) I expect it will take a month or two for these changes to be completed. If there is a urgent request, we might be able to accelerate it a bit. Basically, it will be a free license, with no support, that should work fine for typical academics not interested in commercializing their work. Hope this helps, Andrew. _______________________________________________ Haskell mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell
