Dreamspark is the name of the Microsoft initiative to give students free developer tools so "you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on your career."

As of right now, this program is only avaiable to students from the US, UK, Canada, China, Germany, France, Finaldn, Spain, Sweeden, Switzerland and Belguim.

So if you are a student in one of those countries, it's your lucky day.

To get started, go to https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/ [1]