Re: Distributing application that use MSDE

From: Dan (ddeward_at_msn.com)
Date: 06/15/04


Date: 15 Jun 2004 16:57:38 -0700


"Andrea Montanari" <andrea.sqlDMO@virgilio.it> wrote in message news:<2j852iFuc642U1@uni-berlin.de>...
> hi Dan,
> "Dan" <ddeward@msn.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:686970bc.0406141634.30e23b96@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > When distributing an application that uses MSDE, should you install
> > your application databases into a named instance or into the default
> > instance? Are there any guidelines on when to create a named instance
> > versus using the default one?
>
> you usually have to ask your user... since MSDE is now free, you are not
> obliged from Miscrosoft to create a new instance for each ISV relased
> application...
> but ISVs can "protect" with a personal EULA asserving their installed
> instance only to their application...

Andrea,

I wasn't even aware of the earlier ISV requirement. Your suggestion
of asking the user makes sense. I will try into incorporate "freedom
of choice" in my setup.

Many thanks for your reply.

Sincerely,
Dan



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