One problem with Action Pack subscription is that you cannot redistribute any apps created using it and when the subscription ends, you must uninstall the products completely unless you purchase another subscription. Not like MSDN.

Tracy

>Microsoft makes available it's Action Pack subscription for around $400.00/year which includes NFR licenses for the server O/S's and 5 user client licenses for desktop applications and O/S's. It is a good deal for qualified partners. You *can* use the software in the normal course of running your business as long as your subscription is current. A recent subscription included Windows Server 2003 RC1, so some pre-release stuff is included. http://members.microsoft.com/partner/
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>As a combo desktop developer and network analyst, the Action Pack, plus TechNet, keeps me happy. Based on what I'm hearing regarding the VFP 8.0 licensing, I will take a serious look at the MSDN again..although I find that my non-FoxPro development involves things other than Visual Studio .NET.
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>>>Don't forget, the MSDN OS licenses are for development and testing only. If you have a test machine multi booted to test your application on every OS (or a bunch of machines in a LAN) then you can use the MSDN licenses. For the machine you send email on or play games on you've got to have a regular commercial license. You are allowed to use one copy of Office for general business use, however, so you're covered there for your personal machine.
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