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Hello Team,
Do I understand correctly that Visual C++ 6 is free to use in enterprises?
(I saw redistributable version is okay to use in enterprises. But I can't see the redistributable version of Visual C++ 6.0 in the MS website.)
Thank you.
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VC++ 6.0 is no longer supported. Please consider using the latest Visual C++.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170
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The C++ runtime is free to use in any application. I assume that is what you're talking about here. VC++ 6 however is a development tool and isn't free to use. It also is no longer supported anyway.
Please provide links and information on exactly what you're trying to do. If you need to develop C++ programs then you need to be looking at Visual Studio 2022. It is not free to use in enterprises (or any company for that matter). There is a Community Edition available but it is free for open source, students and hobbyists. It is not free for use in building commercial software.
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It is not free for use in building commercial software.
1. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.
a. Individual License. If you are an individual working on your own applications, either to sell or for any other purpose, you may use the software to develop and test those applications.
I am not a lawyer anyway.
There is a Community Edition available but it is free for open source, students and hobbyists.
This sentence is about the scopes outside of enterprises. It is hard to think the right following one pertains to only enterprises.