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>>I know nothing of this stuff as I no longer have any interest in running foxpro on anything - even Windows - but I do know that when Whil Hentzen was all excited about running VFP on WINE/Linux he was lawyered right out of that notion by Redmond.
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>That + infamous VFP9 EULA shows how 'irrelevant' was really VFP to M$ (and the users worldwide) at the time...
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>Do you know of any other outcast/outdated/soon.to.be.discontinued language/platform that got THAT MUCH of love&attention by (Redmond's pack of) IP lawyers ?
I don't know much about that stuff, but I imagine MS has a legal department that could bully you with a couple of junior interns on their lunch hour. It all goes out on the same letterhead and sounds just as scary. I don't think Whil or anyone sane that doesn't have Larry Elison or DOJ kind of money behind them wants to get into a legal pissing match with MS.
I think MS would defend Microsoft Bob with the same enthusiasm. Look at what Disney and the National Football League do when there is even a hint of copyright infringement. My understanding is that if you let a little thing slide that can be used against you later when you are going after somebody for something you really care about.
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