>Assume currently the VFP doesn't run under Linux

Correct it doesn't run. You can run it from a linux file server using Samba.

>I do remember Microsoft releasing a version of
>Foxpro that runs under Unix or atleast some plans too. Can anybody tell me if Microsoft did do this (unix version of VFP)

It was Foxpro 2.x (2.6 I think) was released for Sco Unix. The current VFP (version 6) is only for Windows. VFP was never released for Unix.

>Also is it possible using ODBC to connect to a database on a Linux platform ?

This part I don't know. Let's hope someone will jump in with answer.