Thomas, IMHO it would be very helpful to people (and ? worth spending $?) to receive an article about viable mechanisms for continued use of VFP. Not because I want to keep using it no matter what, but because having that sort of information helps make decisions. It's a bit like the old "draw a line down a page and put the Pros on the left and the Cons on the right." Sometimes when you do that, a decision is staring you in the face. In this case the decision may well be that none of the available options are viable. Or the decision may be that the NET compiler is already good enough that people are willing to wait a bit longer, or that VFP can be kept on the server for another x years while the front-ends are re-done using wpf or FOTM 2009 or whatever. Right now we get to hear from adamant people with various preferences but there isn't much "evidence" to help people make their own choices. That's all. If a magazine is for the wider community then I would see that as a useful service. Happy not to raise it again. ;-)