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Subject: Re: [OT] Development Release: Mandrakelinux 10.1 beta 1 [OT]

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 15:17:28 08/10/04

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On August 10, 2004 at 18:16:14, Matthew Hull wrote:

>On August 10, 2004 at 18:05:21, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>
>>On August 10, 2004 at 17:38:31, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>
>>>...
>>>
>>>How much does a C compiler cost for Windows?  Ouch!
>>>
>>
>>Free tools available from Microsoft alone:
>>
>>Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 -- compiler, linker, etc.:
>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/
>>
>>Beta of Visual Studio 2005 Express, including compiler, linker, GUI editor,
>>debugger, project system, etc.:
>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx
>>
>>You may want express editions of other MS languages. See
>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/ for Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual J#,
>>SQL, Visual Web Developer.
>>
>>If you want complete documentation for Visual Studio 2005, you have to download
>>express edition of MSDN library from
>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30100&clcid=0x409 (additional 200 or
>>300Mb), or you have to tell Visual Studio to use help from the Internet.
>>
>>You are getting highly standard-compiant compiler with either of those
>>downloads. If you want to develop Windows programs you probably want to download
>>Windows SDK that includes Windows headers and libraries, for details see
>>http://weblogs.asp.net/brianjo/archive/2004/08/08/211085.aspx.
>
>
>
>Why does MS sell _expensive_ developement packages if they are in reality, free?
>
>Thanks,
>Matt

Because full package includes more, of course.

Thanks,
Eugene

>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Eugene



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