Legal implications of Flex SDK re-distribution

If I wanted to distribute the Flex SDK as part of a product solution, what type of license restrictions apply? No changes were made to the SDK itself. It would just be used for compiling MXML/ActionScript at run-time. The Open-source SDK would suite the need, if required.
Thanks!

On Wednesday 03 Dec 2008, michael faith wrote:
> If I wanted to distribute the Flex SDK as part of a product solution, what
> type of license restrictions apply? No changes were made to the SDK itself.
> It would just be used for compiling MXML/ActionScript at run-time. The
> Open-source SDK would suite the need, if required. Thanks!
Check the wiki and archives, this came up just last week.
Tom Chiverton
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    Generally with FB you'll be using a FlexSDK, or perhaps a FlexSDK overlaid with a newer version of AIRSDK. Overlaid basically means you copied the contents of the AIR SDK into the Flex Folder. The article I mentioned above will give you all the details on creating those. For instance, I downloaded the Apache Flex installer, installed it, then created an empty folder called c:\ApacheFlexSDK_4.9.1, launched the Apache installer, gave it the new empty folder I'd created, selected all the download options, and let it all download. If it launches a popup box or a security warning, you can allow it, and it will continue. Once you have the SDK and you want to use it with a project in FB, just right click the project, select Properties, selected that Compiler tab again, and up in the right corner you'll see 'Manage SDK's...'. Hit that link, add your new SDK to the list and give it a descriptive name, then selected the checkbox beside it to set it up as your default. If you do this, then all your projects set to use the default will automatically switch to it and rebuild. So if you want a project to stay with a specific SDK then select that option in your Compiler tab, and then you could use the combo box to select your new added SDK.
    When I started with FB I think I spent the first 2 days going round and round with project settings and options until I got them all figured out.
    When I develop, I usually have my browser open and I have bookmarks and favorites to let me quickly get to all the pages I use most often. Here are a few of them:
    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/index.html  <---- The API reference. In the packages window check out 'Top Level' at the top and Language Elements near the bottom. I think I have this page open in one or more tabs almost every day.
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet.html
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/learning.html
    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/learn/index.html
    http://helpx.adobe.com/flash.html
    http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flashbuilder/using/index.html
    Free videos to help you learn Flash Pro:
    http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-flash-professional-cs6-/
    http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-flash-professional-cs5/
    And you've already found the forums! But if you don't find an answer here, many times you can find your question already answered on www.stackoverflow.com forums.
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