Hi Robert,

I don't know this for sure, but I am willing to bet that the answers to your questions will be: no, yes and yes. That was the story with VFP8 beta.

>Will it be legal with the beta to compile and distribute apps to end users?
>Will the beta have a time bomb?
>If so, will the release version come out before the beta time expires?
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>>>I actually lasted 12 days into the month without wondering if "Is it was just me?" :) Here's hoping that the beta is really ready for download in the first week of June <vbg>. From what was posted in your latest letter, all I can say is, bring it on!
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>>Sometimes the letters include things we want to roll up and announce in one letter rather than waiting for the next month, and there are scheduling priorities for the msdn.com web team to update content on their web sites. So generally the letter will be in the first two weeks of the month. For next month, we plan to have the beta, June letter, and other annoucements on the web site the first week of June, before my keynote session at DevEssentials. This way all VFP developers at the conference can have the beta installed in their computers and in the labs during the conference, and everyone at the conference can be using the beta during the weekend of that conference, etc. So expect it all http://msdn.com/vfoxpro or before June 4th next month. :)