May 1, 2002
     
Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Driver for JDBC™
Redistribution Guidelines

The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Driver for JDBC was released on May 1, 2002 
and is available for download via http://www.microsoft.com/sql/downloads. 
It is available at no charge to all licensed SQL Server customers subject to 
terms and conditions listed in the End-User License Agreement (EULA) that 
accompanies the download.

As stated in the EULA, users may download the driver from designated sites 
but may not redistribute in any form. As such, ISVs who build application that 
uses this driver and need to deploy them to customers have at least three 
options available:

1.	Provide the customer with the relevant download information and 
instructions so that the customer may download and install the driver on 
their own as part of the installation process.
 
2.	Include the download task as part of the ISV’s installation/deployment 
process to be performed with the customer at the customer’s location.

3.	Provide a component with the ISV’s setup/installation program that will 
automatically:
i.	Check for presence of internet connection
ii.	If connection is available, launch the browser directly to the driver’s 
download site so that the customer may then complete the download as part of the 
installation process

Regardless of which approach the ISV takes, it is highly recommended that the 
download URL, download instructions and installation instructions be included 
in the ISV’s standard documentation that is provided with the product.

Note that the customer only needs to download the driver from Microsoft’s 
designated sites one time. After a successful download and agreeing to the 
terms and conditions as listed in the EULA, the customer may then proceed 
to install the driver on as many computers within the company as needed.

For further information or assistance, please contact your local Microsoft 
office or Microsoft Support Services.