fsharp_redist.exe comes with a license file, however this license file doesn't mention anything about redistributing it.

Despite the fact the file is called "fsharp_REDIST" there seems no explicitly granted right to distribute it with for example packaged software, is one allowed to do so please? (Rephrased: can fsharp_redist.exe be packaged and included as part of an installer for software that takes a dependency on F# ?)

For convenience, I copy pasted the license file here below:

MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS

MICROSOFT VISUAL F# 2.0 RUNTIME

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