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MicrosoftI understand that one won't need Visual Studio itself installed. However, at the time of writing I'm not seeing any way to install the "Visual Studio Installer" without downloading running an edition of the Visual Studio bootstrapper, which prompts one to agree to the "Microsoft Software License Terms" which will depend on which bootstrapper one downloaded.
The Community terms state that "If you are an enterprise, your employees and contractors may not use the software to develop or test your applications" with some listed exceptions.
The Professional terms state that until one acquires a "valid full-use license, the software is a trial edition" and that "You may only use the trial edition or preview channel software for internal evaluation purposes"
So, I don't see any publicly available path for getting ahold of the Visual Studio Installer "Application" without being bound to the Visual Studio Licensing terms.
Will an alternative bootstrapper be provided for SSMS installations if/when SSMS is installed via the Visual Studio Installer?
Microsoftrobertwmcnulty Yes, SSMS has its own bootsrapper. It does not use a VS one.
