>>>A public beta of SP1 for Visual FoxPro 9.0 is now available for free download on msdn.com. This is the first time the VFP team has posted a free public beta of a SP (Service Pack) for Visual FoxPro. The download page has a text file download with the bug fix list contained in the SP1 beta. Refer to the download page on msdn.com for more details.
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>>>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1C06E35D-10A2-4A05-84FC-495B3A73ECF7&displaylang=en
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>>Fantastic. Thanks for letting the community test it out.
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>I wonder how else they would do it (test it)?

Usually it is done via a private beta. Releasing this to the public is really good marketing by the VFP team and helps to show that the product is evolving.