>> Hmmm... You brought it up, but Gerry clarified it. Microsoft is using the word "community" as a new euphemism for .NET-in-your-face. Ironic that, as you point out, this sort of "community" seems to be a code-word for something decidedly anti-social. <<

Mike,

I hope I'm not coming across as a Microsoft lackey, defending them in two posts in a row, but I don't take the emphasis on the developer community as a euphemism or some sort of Trojan horse. Here in the VFP community (which existed long before Microsoft started talking about community) there have been many signs of it. They have pushed the wish list and have even been using it as a guide, as a look at new features in VFP 8 shows. Ken Levy and John Koziol have been visible presences here, in marked contrast to the recent past when members of the Fox team were virtually invisible in FoxPro newsgroups and forums. Fire up the new Task Pane in VFP 8 and what is the first thing you see? A window titled "Community" with links to a number of VFP sites (including this one) and dated news items of interest to VFP developers. This is light years beyond the thin broth currently being served at msdn.microsoft.com\vfoxpro. I think the emphasis on community is sincere, at least within the VFP group.

Mike