>>Somebody know if we (here in Brazil) can participate in
>>the Visual Foxpro Excellence Awards ?
>
>No way, Marcelo. We'll have to set up the excellence awards for the rest of the world by ourselves!
>
>Here is the messages I exchanged with Tamar Granor, on one of the Foxforums on CompuServe, not long ago.
>
>José
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>Subject: Are we so different?
> From: Jose Constant (Terre) 100010,752
> To: Tamar E. Granor 73227,3303
> Forum: FOXGANG Sec: 19-
> Msg #: 252356
> Date: 22-Sep-97 09:00:08
>
>Hi Tamar,
>
>What a deception when I read that the Visual FoxPro Excellence
>Awards contest was reserved to "legal residents of the United
>States". In another document it is said that "All developers in the
>United States ena Canada building solutions with Microsoft Visual
>Foxpro are eligible to participate in the program (program not opent
>to residents of Puerto Rico or Quebec)".
>
>I know you're not responsible of that, but what a deception! I have
>a very decent app ready for the contest, and i can't even compete.
>
>José
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>Subject: Are we so different?
> From: Tamar E. Granor 73227,3303
> To: Jose Constant 100010,752
> Forum: FOXGANG Sec: 19-Chatter
> Msg #: 252396
> Date: 22-Sep-97 10:38
>
> The reason for the restrictions is lawyers, of course. The rules
>had to be approved by Microsoft legal for each country in which the
>awards are running. We were able to get MSFT US and MSFT Canada to
>approve (with the noted restrictions) in the necessary time frame.
>(In fact, as the discrepancy in the documents indicates, Canada was
>a fairly late addition.)
> I am sorry about this because I know there are lots of wonderful
>apps world-wide, but it's a lawyer-thing.
>
> Tamar
>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>Subject: #252396-Are we so different?
> From: Jose Constant (Terre) 100010,752
> To: Tamar E. Granor 73227,3303
> Forum: FOXGANG Sec: 19-
> Msg #: 252536
> Date: 23-Sep-97 09:21:10
>
>Hi Tamar,
>
>I supposed it was a lawyer thing, but I am still sad of this lack of
>volunty. When it comes to sell their products, Microsoft lawyers
>always find a way, or am I wrong? Same with FPA, if I agree to pay
>nearly twice the price of domestic customers because of higher
>postal fees, I can subsribe to it.
>
>José

Oh that really sucks! They sure did seem to take alot of pride in 'The FoxPro community being worldwide' at DevCon, why not with this :(