ACM已经与微软开发者网络学术联盟( MSDNAA )签署了一项许可协议,提供所有的
ACM学生会员免费的,近100种微软的软件。
其中包括:
* Windows Vista
* Windows XP Professional
* Windows Server 2008
* Visual Studio 2008 Professional
* Visio Professional 2007
* Office Project Professional 2007
* Access 2007
* Visual Studio 2005 Team System
* SQL Server 2005
* Expression Studio
* Sharepoint Designer 2007
* Virtual PC 2007
* Virtual PC for Mac 7.0.2
* Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
* Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
等等。
从http://www.acm.org/ 注册学生会员要$19.00/year,但实际上在
http://campus.acm.org/icpc/ 是可以无限量免费注册的。在
http://campus.acm.org/icpc/ 注册之后还要根据邮件提示注册一个ACM Web
Account)登录https://www.myacm.org/ ,就可以看到“Free software for ACM
Students“了。但是注意,微软在这里提供的软件都是附加“不得用于商业用途”的。
Free Software for ACM Students – ACM/MSDN AA Partnership
ACM Student Membership Benefit
Through ACM’s partnership with the MSDN AA Program (Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance), ACM Student Members receive free and unlimited access to about 100+ software packages. ACM Student Members also have access to the MSDN AA Public Forum, a place where MSDN AA users can ask questions about a range of topics including software availability, installation, available resources, and more.
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The MSDN AA Program includes some of the following software packages:
Windows Vista
Windows XP Professional
Windows Server 2008
Visual Studio 2008 Professional
Visio Professional2007
Office Project Professional 2007
Access 2007
Visual Studio 2005 Team System SQL Server 2005
Expression Studio
Sharepoint Designer 2007
Virtual PC 2007
Virtual PC for Mac 7.0.2
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
And much, much more!