Can i sell what i make

Please read through the Go Live! License in detail. It looks like you can sell, but would need to update it to the final version once the final version releases and also you cannot expect support from Microsoft.

Go Live! License Terms:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/c/6/7c674fe0-681c-46a4-ba68-fb38605c98c8/VisualStudio2005GoLiveLicense.doc

List of Items Included Under Go Live! License:
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/golive/products/

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-8 >

Microsoft does allow you to release software that you built using Beta products unless the particular Beta version is accompanies by a Go Live! License.
For instance, the Beta 1 of .NET 2.0 was not accompanied by a Go Live! so it was not allowed to ship applications built on Beta1 or run it in Production.

Beta 2 is accompanied by a Go Live! license and hence you can ship apps made with Beta2. The .NET Framework SDK is free of cost and you can update to final version of the SDK for free.

The Visual Studio 2005 IDE is not free and you will need to purchase it.
For pricing information please visit this link.

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-8 >

.NET v1.0/v1.1 have been released and there are no restrictions on shipping applications built using those versions of the Framework.

It does not matter which IDE or tool you used to build those applications since you won't anyway deploy the IDE/tool with the application that you built.

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-8 >

By disclaimer you need to include a warning that will be visible to the end-user when he installs which provides the following information:

Recipient shall include in such Applications a visible notice to its users that the Application relies on pre-release, time sensitive, unsupported software that may not operate correctly;

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-8 >

App will not be time restricted but the IDE will stop working I think. Also, the license says that the end user has to obtain the target from Microsoft which means that the .NET Framework Beta 2 may expire which means that your app also does not work. A good idea would be to change the date on ur machine to May 1th 2006 and see what happens - that will eliminate all questions :)

In case you do not want to try on ur dev machine, install Virtual PC and try on that:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

Regards,
Vikram

Vikram at 2007-9-8 >