Closure on devBiz Components
We have finalized our decision to license source code for the devBiz components (devMail, devCompress, devGroupware, devDns, devMX) to current owners. We are just hammering out the final details on the licensing agreement but I expect to be able to start delivering source code soon. The license is intended to allow customers to examine the source to understand/debug it and to fix bugs and redistribute the fixed binaries as necessary to continue to support applications that use the components.
You can request a copy of the source code by sending mail to support@devbiz.com. Please specify which components you need source to. We'll confirm your current license for those components. You'll need to sign the new license agreement from the source and then we will deliver the source code to you.
I hope this addresses most of the remaining concerns about the future of these components. As I've said before, we are evaluating how to incorporate these into future products from Microsoft but have nothing to announce at this time. In the mean time you should be able to make uninhibited progress with products that rely on these components.
Please let me know if you have questions or concerns,
Brian