Updated License Term Agreement for VC Redistributable in VS 2008 SP1

[python at bdurham.com]

I just stumbled across the following page which seems to indicate that
the MS VC 2008 runtime files[1] required to distribute Python
applications compiled with Py2exe and similar tools can be shipped
without the license restriction many previously thought.

See: Updated License Term Agreement for VC Redistributable in VS 2008
SP1
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB956414

<quote>
The End User License Agreement (EULA) attached to the English version of
Visual C++ (VC) Redistributable Package (VCRedistx86.exe,
VCRedistx64.exe, and VCRedist_ia64.exe) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
does not let you redistribute the VC Redist files. It specifies that you
may only install and use one copy of the software. 

----> The correct EULA allows installation and use of any number of
copies of the VC Redist packages. <----

CAUSE

This problem occurs when Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installs incorrect VC
Redist files that have the wrong EULAs to the computer.
</quote>

I know there's been lots of confusion about whether developers can ship
these DLL files directly or whether developers must ship the Visual C++
2008 Redistributable Package SP 1 files (vcredist_x86.exe or
vcredist_x64.exe) - I think the above article should settle this debate
once and for all.

Malcolm

1. MS VC 2008 runtime files: msvcr90.dll, msvcp90.dll, msvcm90.dll