Which Team System components?
Is it the 'Foundation server' and the VS 2005 Team Dev version?
VSS is absolutely *not* an option!! ;)
Thanks,
John
Is it necessary to purchase the Team Foundation Server separately, or is it included with a role-based product (i.e., will the server included in the "upgrade" of our MSDN Universal subscriptions)?
If it is necessary to purchase separately, what is the pricing?
Thanks!
Based on customer feedback (and a lot of discontent in the community), Microsoft has said that they will include Team Foundation (with a 5 user limit) in the MSDN Premium Subscription. This gives the ability to "test out" Team Foundation and see how it will enchance your development practices. Beyond the 5-user limit, an additional server license would be required. I'm not sure if final pricing details have been finalized but from what I've heard it's very reasonable (<$2500?).
I'm not a Microsoft employee so take that for what it's worth. These are just things have heard through the blogosphere and communicating with some of the Microsoft folk.
For more info., check out http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/archive/2005/05/12/416915.aspx and http://blogs.msdn.com/rickla/archive/2005/05/12/416994.aspx.