Randy, in his response to me here, made a good point. Without the community, we would have had nothing to point to and convince the higher-ups that VFP 9 was a worthwhile endeavor.

It was a symbiotic relationship between you and us...we worked hard on the product because you knew you'd appreciate it and you remonstrated for the product giving us something tangible to show a reason.

You guys don't owe us, we owe YOU. Your passion for the product gave us the reasons we could take to the beancounters to continue our efforts. We owe you.

>We are in agreement. (Isn't it nice not to be discussing politics? <g>).
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>Personally I appreciate every one of you who worked all those long hours carrying VFP forward probably longer than most people expected. Calvin is another who comes to mind. Clap, clap, clap!
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>>Randy wasn't right at the heart, he WAS the heart.
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>>He conspired with the rest of us true believers on the team to shift resources around to get 9 out as feature-laden as it was. I was only the test lead with no pull but Randy knew the right people and played the right game to make VFP 9 a reality.
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>>Without Randy, no VFP 9.
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>>>What a great message! It carries a little more weight coming from someone who was right at the heart of the operation.
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>>>You don't say a lot about what you are doing now. Are you another 40-something retired Micromillionaire? <g> Trying to figure out what comes next, apart from Vista?
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>>>I have always thought it was impossibly cool that a Deadhead would lead a major project team at Microsoft. Keep on truckin'!