Hullo Michel - here are the linux-related questions.
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>>I would also like to see more questions relating to linux interoperability.
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>Please, provide examples.

1. Did you have any clients recently replace their Windows NT/2000 File Servers with Linux?

2. Do you have a linux server in your working space?

3. Have you attempted to store any VFP data on a samba share in linux ?

4. Have you written or used any retrieval mechanisms on linux servers to get to vfp data?

5. Have you used any Windows Server <-> Linux Server odbc Bridges to serve up vfp data on linux applications ?

6. Have you seen, written or used any codebase for providing RPC, Corba or COM interoperability with VFP to linux OS services ?
a. RPC
b. Corba
c. COM

7. Are you utiling a linux-based CVS file repository for your VFP source code? [yes/no]

Those are the core ones, Michel
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These are the 'questionable' or 'political' ones - so its your call whether to use them or not.
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1. If MS offered for sale a VFP runtime that was linux specific and came with its own MS SKU # - would you buy it, refer your customers to buy it, resell it through your own firm ?
a. buy it
b. refer customers
c. resell it.

2. Do you have an interest in running VFP-compiled apps on a linux/KDE desktop?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Clients are pushing for it.
d. If no legal barriers, I would push my clients to do it.

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thats it on this one, Michel.
Mondo Regards [Bill]