I have a project that relies on some libraries from the Visual Studio SDK. The installer created by Visual Studio added these libraries into thee installer project automatically. I am just wondering if it is legal for me to distribute them with my project or if I need to require the users to install the Visual Studio SDK separately.
A:
It depends on the libraries, and the visual studio docs talk about your redistribution rights, but the answer is almost certainly yes, it is legal to redistribute them under the terms granted to you by MS.
GregS
2009-12-30 18:15:29
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A:
Here's a link that explains it:
Visual Studio SDK Redistributable Components
The Visual Studio SDK includes code that you can distribute to users according to the terms of the Visual Studio SDK license agreement. Such redistributable components include Windows Installer packages and merge modules that become part of your product's setup process, and source code that you compile into your VSPackages.
Andy West
2009-12-30 18:21:07