Redistributing the Flex 2 SDK?

Hello,
Let say my application uses the Flex 2 SDK to generate a
Flash application. May I freely redistribute the Flex 2 SDK when I
distribute my application to my clients or should I instruct them
to download it from the adobe website instead?
I read the lisense.htm file but it's lawer's language and
cannot be understanded by us human beings. So, any clear answer
would be greatly appreciated :)
Thank you.

Hi,
The SDK is not redistributable, you will need to have your
clients download the SDK themselves. In section 2.1.1 of the EULA
we discuss what you can redistribute which really can only be
framework code that you've modified (sections c and d). If you make
no modifications you cannot redistribute.
Matt

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