Microsoft Action Pack - Visual Studio

[dx4100]

Maybe I missed something and this isn't news but its seems us contractors should not be using Microsoft Action Packs Visual Studio and other iterations to do work for our clients.

Visual Studio Subscriptions through Microsoft Partner Network(MPN)
Visual Studio subscriptions offered through the Microsoft Partner Network cannot be used for direct revenue-generating activities, such as providing consulting services, customizing a packaged application for a specific customer, or building a custom application for a customer, for a fee.
Example: An external contractor is to work temporarily within a client organization’s development team. The contractor has a Visual Studio Enterprise with MSDN subscription as a benefit of his firm being in the Microsoft Partner Network (MPN). Since a Visual Studio subscription obtained as a benefit of MPN cannot be used for consulting services:
• The contractor must purchase a Visual Studio subscription for this use.
• The organization must assign one of their spare (unallocated) purchased Visual Studio subscriptions—again, of a sufficient level to include the software they need to use—to the contractor for the duration of the contract.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/down....aspx?id=13350

When did this change or has it always said this ?

[eek]

That's always been the case. I have bizspark for various reasons but also have a vs license for directly paid work.

Well I will have until IntelliJ release their c# ide

[Hobosapien]

I use whatever I feel comfortable with (licence wise) on my own kit. Action Pack, bizspark, MSDN, free edition, whatever is available for my own use. If it has the features I need then I'll use it.

I use the client's licenced software on their kit and only on their kit.

I've never had M$ or a client want to check the licences used on my own kit. They expect it to be legit but have never had to prove it, yet.

[VectraMan]

I installed VS2015 Community Edition on my laptop the other day. It seems to be everything I could ever need (and more), and free for organisations with 5 users or less, even for commercial purposes.

Presumably the same applies Re: doing work for clients; it'd be the size of the client that counts and not the size of you.