Visual Studio 2005 Pro, Is this legal?

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:28 am

i bought VS2005 Standard Academic off ebay for £50, didn't have to prove any student status.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:16 pm

Kale wrote:i bought VS2005 Standard Academic off ebay for £50, didn't have to prove any student status.

Or you can download off usenet for free

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:22 pm

rsts wrote:
Kale wrote:i bought VS2005 Standard Academic off ebay for £50, didn't have to prove any student status.
Or you can download off usenet for free

Nah, you get it quicker of eBay.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:41 pm

Don't see how it could be faster. There's always a copy or two on usenet waiting for download.

Course if you're on a 56kb line, mail/shipping might be faster

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:01 pm

techjunkie wrote:Have you seen this GeoTrail?

"SHIPPING

WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE US AT THIS TIME. IF YOU PURCHASED AND PROVIDED A NON-US SHIPPING ADDRESS, YOUR ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED AND REFUND WILL BE ISSUED IN US DOLLARS AS WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER FOREIGN CURRENCIES."

No I didn't see that.
I got so hyped up when I saw the price that I didn't even look for info like that

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:46 pm

GeoTrail wrote:
techjunkie wrote:Have you seen this GeoTrail?

"SHIPPING

WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE US AT THIS TIME. IF YOU PURCHASED AND PROVIDED A NON-US SHIPPING ADDRESS, YOUR ORDER WILL BE CANCELLED AND REFUND WILL BE ISSUED IN US DOLLARS AS WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER FOREIGN CURRENCIES."

No I didn't see that.
I got so hyped up when I saw the price that I didn't even look for info like that

Me too! I was just about to order... but...

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:48 pm

Maybe we can order it and have it sent to a US address to someone on the forum and they can send it back to us

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:34 pm

GeoTrail wrote:Maybe we can order it and have it sent to a US address to someone on the forum and they can send it back to us

Well, maybe hard because...

ACADEMIC PRICING

The academic edition products that are displayed are only available to Qualified Educational Users, as that term is defined on Microsoft’s Education Web site at www.microsoft.com/education/license/eligible.asp.
Generally, you may be eligible (please refer to link above for specific eligibility guidelines) to purchase these products if you are in one of the categories below and are located or reside in the United States:

- Accredited Educational Institutions
- Administrative Offices & Boards of Education
- Faculty and Staff of eligible educational institutions
- Enrolled Students of eligible educational institutions
- Public Libraries
- Public Museums
- Home-School Programs

important: If you order an academic priced software, you must provide proof of academic eligibility before your order can be shipped.

To comply with Academic pricing requirements set by Microsoft, please submit one of the following forms:

* Copy of your current student ID

* If your school does not provide student ID's, a copy of enrollment document or a written statement of enrollment along with your picture ID

* Proof of Employment from one of the Institutions listed above along with your picture ID

Please fax this document to (404) 601 9714. If you don't have access to a fax machine, you can scan this document and email to us.

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:00 pm

All I saw there was BLA BLA BLA BLA

It sucks with those darn licenses

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:26 pm

Or you can download off usenet for free

Maybe this forum isn't the place to discuss warez?

If you want a legit copy of Visual Studio 2005, just get one of the express versions. They are really free.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:24 pm

DoubleDutch wrote:
Or you can download off usenet for free
Maybe this forum isn't the place to discuss warez?

If you want a legit copy of Visual Studio 2005, just get one of the express versions. They are really free.

Probably not. I meant no disrespect to software authors, producers or sellers. The point was not to endorse warez but to ask whether one method was preferable to another. They are all 'questionable' ways to obtain the software. Not wanting to start a flame war here, but is one way of breaking the license agreement 'better' than another?

cheers

aaron · Post by **aaron** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:07 pm

DoubleDutch wrote:If you want a legit copy of Visual Studio 2005, just get one of the express versions. They are really free.

Yup, DD has hit the nail on the head... why not just use the express versions : http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/

Pretty much the full deal with a cost of $0.

DoubleDutch · Post by **DoubleDutch** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:07 pm

Probably not. I meant no disrespect to software authors, producers or sellers.

No problem

I personally have no problems at all with the warez scene.

Karbon · Post by **Karbon** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:06 pm

rsts wrote:
Kale wrote:i bought VS2005 Standard Academic off ebay for £50, didn't have to prove any student status.
Or you can download off usenet for free

Software piracy is illegal no matter the reason.

If you can't afford to buy Visual Studio Professional then you don't get to use it. It's that simple.

Just because I can't afford a Ferrari doesn't mean I'm in the clear to go steal one.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:21 pm

Karbon wrote:
rsts wrote:
Kale wrote:i bought VS2005 Standard Academic off ebay for £50, didn't have to prove any student status.
Or you can download off usenet for free
Software piracy is illegal no matter the reason.

If you can't afford to buy Visual Studio Professional then you don't get to use it. It's that simple.

Just because I can't afford a Ferrari doesn't mean I'm in the clear to go steal one.

If you'll read the entire set of posts you might even find that we agree