MSI to redistribute MS VS2005 CRT libraries 10.0.30319.1

The Firebird Project has announced that it has entered into an agreement with MSI to redistribute Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 CRT libraries along with its popular open source Firebird database.

This partnership is expected to ease many of the compatibility concerns that Firebird users may have faced while installing or running the software on modern versions of Windows. The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 CRT libraries contain a variety of APIs and runtime components that are required by many applications, including the Firebird database, to function correctly on Windows.

With this new agreement, MSI will be responsible for providing the necessary licensing and distribution agreements to make this partnership possible. They will also handle any future updates, which should ensure that Firebird users have continued access to the latest Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 CRT libraries.

This partnership underscores MSI's commitment to open source software development and its ongoing efforts to help communities like Firebird streamline their software development process. This move is also likely to benefit other open source projects that may depend on these libraries, as they will now have easier access to them.