MS SQL server 2005 Express Edition

[chait_anya]

hi,
Is MS SQL server 2005 Express Edition is freeware???
anything(webpage/link/material) that gives support to above statement will be most welcome.....

thanx and regards.
chaitanya.

[zmariow]

Yes MS SQL server 2005 Express Edition is freeware (at least for personal use as far as I know)

You can download it from here
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/bb410792.aspx

Cheers.

[chait_anya]

hey... thanx a lot. can we deploy setup of sql server express edition
along with our own apllication? does any licensing issue come into picture?

Yes MS SQL server 2005 Express Edition is freeware (at least for personal use as far as I know)

You can download it from here http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/bb410792.aspx

Cheers.

[zmariow]

I'm not sure about this but I think it's ok to distribute SQL Server Express as long as it's kept intact. But I'm not sure...