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>Not really, at least I hope not. It was just a suggestion that what _you_ do with _your_ property is not the business of MS or anybody else. It is your property, you know, and you can hack it to death. As long as you do not cause MS damage, it has no claim on you -- because MS always has to prove two things in any claim against you: (1) that you did something contrary to the license adn (2) that MS was damaged or is reasonably likely to be damaged thereby. In almost all cases, MS will fail on (2). And I doubt MS actually cares. What it is trying to do with its license is prevent competitors from stealing its work product -- I'm not a competitor, I'm a customer.
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>You could not be more incorrect James. Fact is, the copy of Visual FoxPro - or any version of Fox for that matter - is not your property. Actually, what you purchase is a license - and the right to use the software - so long as you remain within the guidelines of the license.
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>As for you other conclusions, well, they have no basis in fact - and will leave it at that.....

You sir, have a very narrow, layman's view, of what property is. I assure you it IS my property. And the proof is very simple, if you steal it, I can have you arrested. Res ipsa loquitor.

regards,