>>Awaiting your proof.
>No proof... maybe a troll?

His is an attempt at re-direct. It's similar to a statement like, "I say that watermelons are blue until you cut the skin, at which time they turn red. Prove me wrong."

The proof is in the U.S. court rulings. About 50% of EULAs to date have been found in favor of the copyright holders, and those are generally won for the copyright holders when there was a direct requirement that you must accept their terms to use the software. VFP9 falls into that category, so there's a better than 50/50 chance if it goes to court (big if) that you'll lose (as the VFP9 user).

In all of these posts, I've defended my position. I am not so passionate about this point as people may thing I am. I hold to these values and am solid in them. I will teach the same at all cases to all people where the issues come up. But I'm not abrasive about it. I'm not even argumentative about it. I'm teaching about it, and I leave it there. Each person is going to decide for himself or herself what they will follow / obey / do, and they're the ones solely responsible for their choices. I'm only responsible for having told them what I believe is accurate information when the opportunity for more than one choice exists. I've done that.

For the people who have read these posts, I'm content to walk away and never discuss the matter again. I've said my piece. I'm currently in "answer questions" mode. If you want this thread to end, stop asking questions (directly or indirectly).

Not a troll. Never a troll. It is as I have stated. No hidden agenda. No anything other than exactly what you see at face value... I see someone violating Microsoft's EULA. Whether or not it's legal in China is one issue, but whether or not it's legal in the U.S. is another. My primary concerns are about people who live in the U.S., but I do also have concerns about Chen and others using it in other nations. This is still a largely ambiguous arena in legality. Cases enter the courts and change the previous precedent cases all the time. It's not black or white in either direction. What is black and white is our moral responsibility to honor those things we agree to. It was clear from day one Microsoft did not want their code "hacked into" or altered. I, for one, will honor their position ... even though I think what they're doing with their software, their company, the people of this world, is wrong. It is their choice, and I must honor it (in a case like this where there is no potential loss of life).