Distributing applications written with Visual Studio Orcas
I know what the usual policy is with respect to redistributing applications using a beta version of one of the compilers, and ordinarily I wouldn't even broach this subject. However, because Orcas can target .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0 I'm going to ask...
If I want to use Orcas to develop a .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0 application - maybe because I like the UI better, or because I want to use some of the better designers (Cider, for instance), or whatever the reason may be, would I be allowed to deploy the application? I'm not asking about .NET 3.5 applications, because .NET 3.5 isn't released yet, but I'm not sure I can see any reason why I couldn't deploy a .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0 application that was built using Orcas.
Alternatively, If this isn't allowed, could I develop a .NET 2.0 application using Orcas and then later on, just recompile under Visual Studio 2005 (I'm under the impression that the build format is compatible but haven't tested it yet) and then release the application?
-Eric
