[Python-Dev] MSDN licenses available for python-dev

[Tim Golden]

On 19/04/2010 13:33, Paul Moore wrote:
> On 19 April 2010 11:47, Antoine Pitrou<solipsis at pitrou.net>  wrote:
>> Le Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:01:54 -0500, Brian Curtin a écrit :
>>>
>>> The recent threads on builds/installers for Mac and Windows reminded me
>>> of Steve Holden's push to get the python-dev team equipped via a
>>> connection with the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center. The OSTC
>>> team provides Microsoft Developer Network licenses to open source
>>> projects to assist them in better supporting Windows.
>>>
>>> I've talked with Steve (who passed the task to me) and the Microsoft
>>> folks, and they are happy to provide more licenses if needed. If you are
>>> interested in getting a copy of MSDN, please contact me off-list.
>>
>> Does it include a license for Windows itself?
>> Does it allow me to install and run it in a VM?
>> If so, I'm interested.
>
> Yes. Arguably that's the best thing about the MSDN licenses
> (particularly for non-Windows users, but even for us Windows users to
> set up "clean" VM environments).

For some reason I hadn't appreciated that this was the case. I'm in
the process of negotiating [*] to repurpose an out-of-work server here
as a buildbot and being able to install an O/S will smooth the
negotiations considerably. I'm especially keen to get a buildbot
running a Windows server OS rather than desktop.

TJG

[*] May come to nothing; don't hold your breath