Hi to all.
I have a question regarding SQL Server Compact Edition license.
On Microsoft website I can read the text below:
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0 is a free, embedded database that software developers can use for building ASP.NET websites and Windows desktop applications. SQL Server Compact 4.0 has a small footprint and supports private deployment of its binaries within the application folder, easy application development in Visual Studio and WebMatrix, and seamless migration of schema and data to SQL Server.
- SQL Server Compact 4.0 is freely redistributable under a redistribution license agreement and application developers redistributing SQL Server Compact 4.0 can optionally register at the SQL Server Compact redistribution site. Registering will help the developers in getting information about SQL Server Compact critical security patches and hot fixes that can be further applied to the client installations.
So the product is freely distributable and it can be embedded with the application.
The question is: the developer can distribute the database with the application even if the application runs only on a USB Key?
Our software use SQL Server Compact Edition but it doesn't require installation.
Thanks to all.
