SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition ?

[Mark JB]

Basically I have an SQL Server book I want to work through and I was just about to install the express edition when I remembered a work college telling me he had installed a developer edition which was around £50 for a license which basically allowed you to demo and test the software but wasn't to be used for commercial purposes.

Anyway I have looked and looked and cant find any useful information on it in Microsoft's 10 million unhelpful pages, anyone know if its still available now 2008 is out ?

 

[Mark JB]

Well that's what I thought.

Also does developer mean MSDN lisence as he could have one ?!

 

[Mark JB]

It would appear he was right.

*whoops forgot not to link to places that sell software*

It was basically sold on Amazon. It includes all of the functionality of Enterprise Edition, but is licensed for use as a development and test system, not as a production server.

So im assuming that under that license its fine to install on a laptop just to learn a book ? ..... although its no longer available the 2008 developer edition is £44 pound.