Microsoft Research Source Licensing Program
Last Updated: March 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Licensing/Research.mspx

Overview
The Microsoft Research Source Licensing Program (MRSLP) authorizes faculty, staff, and students in the licensed institution to use, reproduce, and modify source code and related confidential information provided by Microsoft for educational purposes and sponsored government and commercial research.
Benefits
Access to Microsoft source code through the MRSLP benefits academic institutions, researchers, students, and the larger software ecosystem by:

Maximizing educational access to technology.
Facilitating specific research projects funded both by governments and commercial enterprises throughout the world.
Encouraging broad-based research and development that ultimately spawns improved software solutions and tools for the future, as well as the next generation of innovators.
Allowing source licensees to share source or other source-based work with other Microsoft Research Source Licensees.
Allowing the University, depending on the policies of the licensing institution, to own the intellectual property created by the user of the Microsoft source code.

Program Details
The MRSLP provides a mechanism for delivering source code for the most current versions, beta releases, and service packs of Microsoft Windows� 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows CE .NET.
Products Included
Personal, Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter versions.
Both x86 and IA64 builds for Windows XP.
Service packs and beta releases.
Use and Restrictions
Licensees may not use the source code for curriculum building, textbook publishing, or general classroom use.
Organizations not affiliated with a university lab are generally not eligible for this license.
Eligibility Requirements
Have the sponsoring government official, dean, or other University officer sign the Microsoft Research Academic Source License Agreement on behalf of the academic institution; and
Reside in an eligible country.

Fulfillment
Source code is shipped via CD.
Customer Commitment
In exchange for obtaining access to one of Microsoft's most valuable assets, Microsoft requests that customers respect our intellectual property and treat that intellectual property confidentially.

- posted by sankarshan @ 3/20/2003 07:18:00 PM