Illegal to bundle Microsoft public .dll's in own application?

[mark01]

I have an application I wrote in VB6, which requires a few .dll's. My question is, can I include these .dll's in my installer if I ever sell the application?

(These .dll's can each be downloaded legally from the internet for free...)
msstdfmt.dll
dao360.dll
msvbvm60.dll
wshom.ocx
(just to name a few)

 

[chiph]

There is a redist.txt file in your Visual Studio directory -- see if the files are on the list in it.

Chip H.


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[mark01]

I could not find the redist.txt anywhere in the Visual Studio Directory... Where else could I find this file?

Thanks

 

[mark01]

Ok, i found it..

What is the difference between:
Limited Use
Extended Use
Standard Use
(These are sections in the redist.txt)

 

[mark01]

I found the files in the redist.txt, execpt dao360.dll. I found dao350.dll, but not dao360.dll.

This file is downloadable in MDAC 2.5... Would I be safe to include this file anyway?

 

[craigsboyd]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q233002/

The answer to your question is "Yes", you can redistribute that file. Though this question could be an ethical one, "Should I or shouldn't I redistribute something that is not covered by a license agreement?", I think you might want to post questions like this in a VB or Visual Studio forum in the future. Just a thought, take it or leave it.

http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com

 

[mrdenny]

I believe that if you read that redist.txt file (I haven't read it in years myself) it will tell you that you also need to enclude the Microsoft EULA for those files.

Denny

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

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(My very old site)

 

[mark01]

Thank You!