Hiya Jim and Jim

>I agree with John. The proposed organization isn't clearly defined enough for one to make any decision about it. From the threads I have read it would seem there is some desire to promote VFP. However, VFP belongs to MS and MS controls what can or cannot be done regarding promotion. The organization may raise plenty of funds and find MS says no to any promotion.
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I agree wholeheartedly....I like the idea of an organization as a ...mmmm...brotherhood for lack of a better word, not as a union. I don't think we need over-organization, or dues, or anything like that. And I don't think we need to piss off MS.

>As for a professional organization, well Professional Organizations don't advertise products, trade groups do that. There are already some very execellent professional organizations for software developer's namely the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society and both are open for anyone to join.
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>As for a VFP devleopers organizationj, well there are user's groups around the world now, they can be joined and supported. The ones that disolved did so because the members left, not because of some evil plot.

Good message. Support your local FUG (I'm a very active member of mine). If there is no FUG in your area, start one. Plenty of people here on the UT I think that would be glad to give your pointers on starting one.