SQL Server JDBC - redistribution

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redistribution

Metal

2005-07-21, 3:23 am

hello,

we've created a java commercial application which uses MSDE and JDBC Driver
the question is how to deploy the driver in instalation package?
we would like to avoid the necessity of downloading the driver by each
customer according to the license.

any suggestion?

thanks
Marek

Angel Saenz-Badillos[MS]

2005-07-21, 8:23 pm

This is actually one of the biggest reasons for releasing the new Sql Server
2005 driver for Sql Server 2000 and 2005,
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2005/jdbc.mspx . We wanted to be able
to offer a redistributable driver. This driver is intended to ship "within a
reasonable window" of Sql Server 2005. Even if the timeline does not work
for you I would like to encourage you to try it out, it is a significant
improvement over the old driver and we need as much beta feedback as we can
get in order to be able to ship a solid product in such a short time.

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"Metal" <artekzx@USUNo2.pl> wrote in message
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> hello,
>
> we've created a java commercial application which uses MSDE and JDBC
> Driver
> the question is how to deploy the driver in instalation package?
> we would like to avoid the necessity of downloading the driver by each
> customer according to the license.
>
> any suggestion?
>
> thanks
> Marek
>
>

Metal

2005-07-21, 8:23 pm

we are now releasing beta version of out app to our (potential) customers
may we embeed the new driver in our installation package ?
(as I understood the licence we may not - "You may not test the software in
a live operating environment unless Microsoft permits you to do so under
another agreement.")
can we use it ?

when the final/stable version will be availible ?

thanks
Artur

"Angel Saenz-Badillos[MS]" <angelsa@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> This is actually one of the biggest reasons for releasing the new Sql
Server
> 2005 driver for Sql Server 2000 and 2005,
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads/2005/jdbc.mspx . We wanted to be
able
> to offer a redistributable driver. This driver is intended to ship "within
a
> reasonable window" of Sql Server 2005. Even if the timeline does not work
> for you I would like to encourage you to try it out, it is a significant
> improvement over the old driver and we need as much beta feedback as we
can
> get in order to be able to ship a solid product in such a short time.
>
> --
> Angel Saenz-Badillos [MS] DataWorks
> This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.Please do not send email directly to this alias.
> This alias is for newsgroup purposes only.
> I am now blogging: http://weblogs.asp.net/angelsb/
>
>
>
>
> "Metal" <artekzx@USUNo2.pl> wrote in message
> news:dbnkra$19f$1@at
lantis.news.tpi.pl...
>
>

Shelby Goerlitz [MSFT]

2005-07-21, 8:23 pm

Artur:

The current beta license doesn't include redist rights because the intent of
the beta is to not be a production product.

Our plan for the production release of this driver is to offer free redist
rights under a separate agreement, which you could *sign* and download from
the web.

That infrastructure isn't in place yet, but I'd like to help you out in your
scenario, so please mail me offline (shelbyg-at-microsoft-dot-com) and let's
see if we can find a solution. If we manage to work out a way to do this,
I'll post the process back to this group and include it in our next beta.

-shelby

Shelby Goerlitz
Microsoft, SQL Server

"Metal" <artekzx@USUNo2.pl> wrote in message
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> we are now releasing beta version of out app to our (potential) customers
> may we embeed the new driver in our installation package ?
> (as I understood the licence we may not - "You may not test the software
> in
> a live operating environment unless Microsoft permits you to do so under
> another agreement.")
> can we use it ?
>
> when the final/stable version will be availible ?
>
> thanks
> Artur
>
>
>
> "Angel Saenz-Badillos[MS]" <angelsa@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uINvpXijFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Server
> able
> a
> can
>
>

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