Can I use Team Foundation Server alone without buying Visual Studio Team System?
Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQYes. In order to do this you will need to buy Visual Studio Team Foundation Server and a Client Access License for proper communication with the server. Team Explorer, which is included with Team Foundation Server, is a stand alone client that uses the Visual Studio 2005 shell providing a UI for source control, work item tracking and all the other features. For more information on licensing Visual Studio Team System (including Team Foundation Server) see the Team System Licensing White Paper.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQThe Team Foundation Visual SourceSafe converter tool transfers files, folders, version history, and user information from a Visual SourceSafe database to Team Foundation source control. Read more.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQOur goal is to easily support up to 500 users with a single installation of Team Foundation Server. We are actively using ('dogfooding' in Microsoft-speak) Team Foundation Server in our own development teams. Please see John Lawrence's blog post: Latest Team System Dogfood Statistcs for details about this effort.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQWhile there is no converter available from Microsoft that will migrate source code from CVS or Subversion, ComponentSoftware (not affiliated with Microsoft) is offering CS-Converter for evaluation. From their press release: CS-Converter is a powerful and reliable conversion tool, used to migrate from various legacy version control systems (such as RCS, CVS, Subversion and Visual SourceSafe) to Microsoft Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) system.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQNo. We get a lot of requests for this but our contention is that the person defining the policy can't envision the situations that will arise where policy will need to be overridden. Thus, we designed it to be fully auditable by including policy compliance data in the changeset details and in the checkin mail that is delivered, but left it up to the developer to determine whether they have a good reason for overriding.
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Frequently asked Questions about Mainsoft for Java EEUnfortunately not, since the Visual Studio Express Edition has a limited support for extensibility that does not match the tight integration needs of Mainsoft for Java EE. You need to install Visual Studio Standard or Professional Edition to use Mainsoft for Java EE.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQTeam Foundation Version control does not support the promotion model using sharing and pinning. Instead, we use branching and merging as the features that drive our promotion modeling. For a more detailed visual explanation please see the TechEd 2005 presentation made by Doug Neumann.
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Jim Lamb : Team Foundation Server FAQYou certainly can use another source control or work item tracking systems in place of Team Foundation's corresponding features. In some cases, you may find that the integration between a third party tool and the other Team Foundation features is not as rich as with a full Team Foundation environment. We are actively encouraging other tool vendors to leverage the integration and extensibility features of Team Foundation to bridge this gap.
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Microsoft New Generation of Certifications: Frequently Asked...Yes. Associated courses require MCTs to hold a credential to teach them. These requirements must be fulfilled approximately 90 days after the availability of each Professional series credential. The MCT Program Competencies Web site provides course-specific requirements and deadlines for attaining new competencies. You will not be authorized to deliver courses that require the new certifications.
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