>The real problem with the current state of VFP was the lack of marketing outside the VFP developper community.
>Do you really think that the open source will be the solution for this problem?
I think marketing plays a role, but uncertainty about it's future has always been a big problem as well. The problem, IMO, has been VFP's bad reputation, however undeserving it may have been. I don't know how may threads about the furture of VFP have shown up on this site but if I had a dime...

OpenSource would solve this problem once and for all, because VFP would never be unsupported. Even if the community desolved an orgaization would have access to all the source code. If, in the future, some unforseen bug cropped up in their VFP based app they could go back to the VFP source to fix it, if need be.


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>If the developper base continue to shrink like a plum under the sun, the fox will soon be an endangered specie.
>Why dont you offer something to help expand the VFP developper community?
I think OpenSource would bring in a lot of fresh faces. Developers that have used VFP a little in the past, might find a new interest for it as and OpenSource tool.

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>Based on the fact that MS will not market VFP outside the current VFP customer base, a counter offensive from us can be to do the marketing for MS.
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>I dont know, if every developper put 100$ in a basket, may be we can buy some air time during the next Superbowl?
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>We can take the word from JVP and go to .NET.
>.OR. We can continue with VFP and cross our arms until the fox fall belly up.
>.OR. We can try to expand the fox developer base to keep our favorite dev tool alive.
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>Its up to us...
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>But, open source is not an option IMO ...

Marketing may help but I don't think it will solve the problem.