[Python-Dev] Python 2.4, VS 2005 & Profile Guided Optmization

[James Y Knight]

On Jul 23, 2006, at 4:41 PM, Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> I think Martin decided to keep VC71 (Visual Studio .NET 2003) for  
> another
> release cycle. Given the impressive results of VC8 with PGO, and  
> the fact
> that Visual Studio Express 2005 is free forever, I would hope as  
> well for
> the decision to be reconsidered.

Wasn't there a "Free Forever" 2003 edition too, which has since  
completely disappeared? Why do you think that MS won't stop  
distributing the Free Forever VS 2005 once VS 2005+1 comes out, the  
same way they did the 2003 one?

James