>>>>Of course those tools still don't help you on a customer's MSDE site, but that doesn't matter either < s >.
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>>>Sure they do. Install them on your laptop. Plug it into your clients network, use them against his MSDE server.
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>>Hmmm, I wonder why that would be legal when the copy is licensed for DEVELOPMENT ONLY?
>>Sure, it can be done, but is it legal? I have my doubts.
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>>cheers
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>>>BOb
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>Well, the license says:
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>b. Client Software. You may make, use and install the Client Software on an unlimited number of Devices solely for use in conjunction with designing, developing and testing your software products.
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>So, if you don't consider supporting a client part of the above description, which I do, then you are correct.
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>BOb

Sorry, but I don't see how support is "designing, developing and testing". Unless you use your customers as beta test sites, that is. ;)