[opam-devel] OPAM on Windows (1.3 Roadmap)

[David Allsopp]

Daniel Bünzli wrote:
> This is a little bit OT to the discussion but I recently have had a look
> at OCaml on windows both because of cmdliner and assemblage and I would
> just like to point out that the modern IE virtual machines (XP, Vista, 8,
> 9, and what not) [1] can be used with virtual box for testing and
> diagnosing things (e.g. assumptions about cmd.exe).
> 
> For example ocpwin installed there without a hitch. They are time limited
> but you can simply reset to an earlier snapshot (that's actually what
> *they* tell you) IANAL but having read the license terms this is all
> perfectly legal as the machines are provided for testing purposes only.

I'm fairly sure also that licensing also permits continuous reinstallation of the 180-day trial of Windows Server (which can also be done in VirtualBox) as Microsoft simply assume that no one in their right mind would choose to do that for a production environment!


David