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I’ve just finished a functional piece of code and would like to upload it to the Internet as freeware. It is just a Windows Forms application.
I used C# and Visual Studio 2008.
I want to know if it is legal to do this.
No one can say it is legal without knowing exactly what the code does. Perhaps it for example uses some patent without a license.
Another consideration is if you are using some 3rd party components without the proper license. For example if you are offering your program freeware and you are using GPL, you need to also offer your program’s source code.
In general, yes it’s legal as long as you are using a licensed version of visual studio 2008 or are using Visual Studio Express edition.
You can also package the .NET redistributable package with your installer.