>>IMO, the only thing that would do is stop dumb things like this petition. I doubt there are many VFP developers that could even begin to work with the C/C++ code. And from what I hear, it's pretty much a giant hack.
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>>>Or just open-source it like they've done with the framework, asp.net, etc.
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>Craig- I admire your technical expertise, but take some political advice from an old man who learned this the hard way.
>Calling sincere efforts by other people "dumb"- however misguided you think them - demeans you more than it demeans the people making those efforts.
I agree that "dumb" isn't a good choice of words.
But like I said in a prior post, any petition without the most basic of value propositions or payout justifications isn't going to go anywhere. (And using a bit of the Socratic method here as well regarding any value proposition regarding Fox at this stage)