Garrett ---

Good points, and I'll throw a twist at this thread (with a question): Are there any xBase languages on LINUX now? If not, I can see a VFP-act-alike being possible via the following:

1. A kernel interpreter.
2. XWindows controls utilization routines to integrate with kernel.

This would *NOT* be VFP but it would be a way to get a LINUX-based clone going.


>>1) Is the VFP community strong enough to develop VFP further if we had access
>>to the source code?
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>You know, I'll bet we could... but would there be enough of us? Just look at the number of people working on Linux....
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>>2) What are the chances of selling Microsoft on turning VFP into an open-source
>>test case?
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>Other people have made good cases against this, unfortunately...
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>>3) Anybody interested in this?
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>You know, I was just thinking this myself, before I saw your article: it was something down the lines of being able to run VFP on a Sun box under Linux....