Could anyone intimate with MS Reporting Services help? MSFT? MVP

Is it true that the Full Product of SQL Server Reporting Services is
available for download.....LICENSE -FEE- FREE?! I just want to verify that
there are no "catch" or "hidden" fees or license fees that I have overlooked
(beyond the Reporting Services web-site). As long as I have at least one
licensed version of SQL Server 2000 Stand., Ent.
etc................Reporting Services is free'?
Thank you for any verification.That is correct. However to create reports you will need Visual Studio
.NET. Any edition, even the smallest one, like Visual Studio .NET VB.
"Me" <Me@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is it true that the Full Product of SQL Server Reporting Services is
> available for download.....LICENSE -FEE- FREE?! I just want to verify
that
> there are no "catch" or "hidden" fees or license fees that I have
overlooked
> (beyond the Reporting Services web-site). As long as I have at least one
> licensed version of SQL Server 2000 Stand., Ent.
> etc................Reporting Services is free'?
> Thank you for any verification.|||Thank you for your help.
"AshVsAOD" wrote:
> That is correct. However to create reports you will need Visual Studio
> ..NET. Any edition, even the smallest one, like Visual Studio .NET VB.
> "Me" <Me@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0F6D8668-EB82-44FE-AF65-B074ED09E49F@.microsoft.com...
> > Is it true that the Full Product of SQL Server Reporting Services is
> > available for download.....LICENSE -FEE- FREE?! I just want to verify
> that
> > there are no "catch" or "hidden" fees or license fees that I have
> overlooked
> > (beyond the Reporting Services web-site). As long as I have at least one
> > licensed version of SQL Server 2000 Stand., Ent.
> > etc................Reporting Services is free'?
> >
> > Thank you for any verification.
>
>|||It's not quite that simple. Is it ever? :-) The following is from
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/faq.asp:
Q. Is Reporting Services free?
A. No. Reporting Services is part of the SQL Server 2000 license. If
you have a licensed copy of SQL Server 2000, you may run Reporting Services
on the same server for no additional license fee. If you want to run
Reporting Services on a server that is not licensed for SQL Server 2000, you
will need to obtain a SQL Server 2000 license for that additional server.
This is the same licensing model used for SQL Server Analysis Services. For
more information about licensing scenarios, see the How to License Reporting
Services page.
Sincerely,
Stephen Dybing
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"AshVsAOD" <.> wrote in message
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> That is correct. However to create reports you will need Visual Studio
> .NET. Any edition, even the smallest one, like Visual Studio .NET VB.
> "Me" <Me@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0F6D8668-EB82-44FE-AF65-B074ED09E49F@.microsoft.com...
>> Is it true that the Full Product of SQL Server Reporting Services is
>> available for download.....LICENSE -FEE- FREE?! I just want to verify
> that
>> there are no "catch" or "hidden" fees or license fees that I have
> overlooked
>> (beyond the Reporting Services web-site). As long as I have at least one
>> licensed version of SQL Server 2000 Stand., Ent.
>> etc................Reporting Services is free'?
>> Thank you for any verification.
>
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MSFT feedback is very much appreciated.
"Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" wrote:
> It's not quite that simple. Is it ever? :-) The following is from
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/faq.asp:
> Q. Is Reporting Services free?
> A. No. Reporting Services is part of the SQL Server 2000 license. If
> you have a licensed copy of SQL Server 2000, you may run Reporting Services
> on the same server for no additional license fee. If you want to run
> Reporting Services on a server that is not licensed for SQL Server 2000, you
> will need to obtain a SQL Server 2000 license for that additional server.
> This is the same licensing model used for SQL Server Analysis Services. For
> more information about licensing scenarios, see the How to License Reporting
> Services page.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Dybing
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "AshVsAOD" <.> wrote in message
> news:eB7r4smhEHA.3320@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > That is correct. However to create reports you will need Visual Studio
> > .NET. Any edition, even the smallest one, like Visual Studio .NET VB.
> > "Me" <Me@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0F6D8668-EB82-44FE-AF65-B074ED09E49F@.microsoft.com...
> >> Is it true that the Full Product of SQL Server Reporting Services is
> >> available for download.....LICENSE -FEE- FREE?! I just want to verify
> > that
> >> there are no "catch" or "hidden" fees or license fees that I have
> > overlooked
> >> (beyond the Reporting Services web-site). As long as I have at least one
> >> licensed version of SQL Server 2000 Stand., Ent.
> >> etc................Reporting Services is free'?
> >>
> >> Thank you for any verification.
> >
> >
>
>