>My questions are to all you people with Fox 6 :-
>1. Am I falling seriously behind in development techniques, syntax and functionality?.
>

Yes, and more importantly, FP2.6 is no longer a supported product.

>2. Do you think it would be unwise of me to wait for Fox 7 and skip Fox 6.
>

Since there's no release or open beta date for the product, yes.