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

[Barry Warsaw]

On Apr 19, 2010, at 08:14 AM, Brian Curtin wrote:

>On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 06:48, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
>
>> Antoine Pitrou 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 to both. MSDN offers a very broad license, with activation keys for
>> many products generated on demand.
>>
>
>The left panel on
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/cc137115.aspx has the full
>list of currently available products if anyone wants to know what's all
>involved here.

This is really awesome.  I have an OEM license for Windows 7 but because I
dual boot that on my primary Ubuntu development machine, I rarely use it.
Being able to run Windows in a VM will mean I'll actually do it regularly.

-Barry
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