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>>I tracked down Whil's abstract for the talk, located at: http://www.slcfox.org/Upcoming.htm.
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>>From his description, it appears that the entire, or at least great majority of the presentation deals with a heterogenous network -- with both Windows and Linux workstations. The impression is given that a VFP application running on a Windows workstation will talk with a Linux backend.
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>>Maybe there's something more going on, but it seems that falls perfectly well within the Microsoft EULA.
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>>If that's the case, then why doesn't MS have similar problems with IE talking with UNIX servers over the Internet?
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>>Anyway, if you have more info on this, I'd be interested.
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>Whil had to change his plans and never got here.
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>He will be at Essential Fox this weekend in Kansas City. I hope to get to one of his sessions.

Have a great time!

The link that Glenn gave me brought me up to date. Quite a nice review, for once, of VFP -- albeit in the Linux world.

I think Whil's point is an intruguing one. However, the main thing that makes it plausible as a legal argument (the unenforceability of the license RE: deployment) is the situation that Microsoft has put itself in RE: anti-competitive use of a monopoly position in OSes. Without this backdrop, I don't think the court would have a lot of sympathy for the argument.

From the developer's POV, though, we welcome opportunities to use our skills to provide business solutions. The fact that there is a positive reception and possible business in another environment, is certainly encouraging. Tackling that opportunity though, looks to pose more issues than usual.

As we say in Chicago, I don't care what you say about me, just so long as you spell my name right. ...and that's "Visual FoxPro."

Jay