>>>I see. One of the people who has enough knowledge and could make changes is Rick Hodgen. Too bad he left this forum because he was unfairly accused. Other than him and Chen, not too many people have the knowledge and the motivation to deal with VFP. But, I agree, having the code in open source won't hurt.
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>>No discussion on his programming knowledge.
>>OTOH even before QANON and a seemingly sizeable section of US citizens seem to put belief over trying to think rational on election results I was not only weary of Islamist fundamentalists but those fount in Western hemisphere as well. While Rick never uttered anyting violent, his thinking in my eyes short circuited i some areas and since his attempt to sick MS lawyers onto Chen I (still) think his absence will balance the loss of technical skill - snitching to eliminate competition to his failing effort IMO is not something I condone, even if part of motivation might have been not fully conscious or reflected.
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>>my 0.02€
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>Rick did not try and "sick MS lawyers onto Chen" and certainly did not act out of desire to eliminate competition. He acted from a desire to know what is legal and what not so that he, in turn, can also act accordingly. He sought clarification on an issue which he felt needed clarification. Nothing more. And if you think about it, why was everyone upset that he would contact MS lawyers if there was nothing illegal going on which may have halted Chen's work? if there was nothing illegal going on, then no harm could come from contacting MS. If there was something illegal going on, then shouldn’t we know and have that stopped because aren’t we all meant to be good law abiding citizens? Can't have it both ways.
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>Rick is probably one of the most high-integrity, principled people I have ever communicated with but he won’t bend his principles and that is what I think most people don’t get. He will not bend them for anything or anyone. Which perhaps makes him come across pedantic or stubborn. But at least he is honest and open with his intentions and thinking. You know where you stand.
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>And he was insulted to be called a racist just because he used Parler. On principle he had to leave. Another loss to the UT VFP world, although I guess some would not think so.

I wanted to amend my last sentence. He felt he had been called a racist because he used Parler. He was not called such directly.