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Is Visual SourceSafe 2005 free to use in commercial development or does it require a license?

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According this blog post

Visual SourceSafe 2005 is also $549

Zaagmans
+1  A: 

The short answer appears to be: No - it's not free to use.

Microsoft's website indicates that you must have a Visual Sourcesafe license for each person using the product.

I was able to find this through google of "Visual Sourcesafe licensing" so I'm not sure what your confusion is here.

John Clark
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It is marginally free if you already are a MSDN subscriber. Many MS shops see an MSDN subscription as a necessity. If that is your case, then VSS is just no-extra charge. Or a lame gift horse depending on your opinion of the product.

MatthewMartin