Team Explorer Everywhere + Codeplex = Free (as in free)
Martin Woodward - Using Team Explorer Everywhere with CodePlex
“People using CodePlex can download Visual Studio Team Explorer to access a CodePlex hosted TFS instance free of charge, but what if you want to be a project team member and access the code from Eclipse or a non-windows machine?
Well, I’m proud to say that we’ve continued the tradition and you can now use Team Explorer Everywhere with CodePlex. Simply download the trial edition of Team Explorer Everywhere and then enter the license key given on the CodePlex wiki. Note that if you already have a full license to Team Explorer Everywhere (either through retail, volume licensing or MSDN) then you can obviously use this to access CodePlex as well.
Just a quick tip. When adding the connection, be sure to hop over to the Advanced tab to ensure that you do not have “tfs” in your path. …
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CodePlex Information and Discussion - Obtaining the Team Explorer Everywhere Client
“The Team Explorer Everywhere client works on Windows, Linux, Mac, or Solaris. It provides a command line client and plug-in for Eclipse to access Team Foundation Server.
To access the CodePlex servers using Team Explorer Everywhere you can use the following free product key: …
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That’s cool that Microsoft is keeping this traditional alive. Less barriers to source version control is a good, good thing.
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