Kevin,

Thank you for the condescending lecture. Know that I now worship you and think you are God himself.

Really, you take this too seriously (as Craig may be also). I am impatient, but for a good reason. I am presently dealing with problems in VFP 8 that are serious and need to be fixed. I hope that they are paying attention to existing bugs and not only working on new features, but they leave us totally in the dark on that. When a "dot-oh" version ships they refuse to release a bug list or bug fix list. All they do is spout "it's the most stable version, yet" statements in a "just trust us, but we won't give you any proof" sort of way. I love VFP, but I'm not so much in love with MS and its attitudes. So I am pulled in two different directions. One is that I'd like VFP 9 to be out as soon as possible to - hopefully - fix the problems I'm having. The other is that I do want them to take their time on it so that they get it right. So that keeps me in a state of tension and a few moments by Ken to generate a letter about what's going on just might be a bit of a tension reliever. Is that so much to ask? Does it really take that much time? Do I not get to wish for a little tidbit without you taking it so seriously and lecturing me in an insulting fashion? Well, maybe we're even now and we can just get back to waiting it out and hoping that VFP 9 is exactly what we both need.

Russell


>I agree with Craig said, and I'll go a step further.
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>The focal point of Ken and his team is/should be doing everything possible to put out a quality product, hopefully in the general timeframe specified. Period. Ken has already provided a good amount of information. There have been good articles in FoxTalk and a strong CoDe Focus issue on V9. Until the product is released, what more...beyond perhaps personal satisfaction...do you need?
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>I have an interest in the new OLE DB Provider for VFP9, and quite frankly, I'd rather they DIDN'T spend any more time on anything but the product.
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>My joking with Denis Chassé aside, I really wish individuals who makes posts like these would think twice. At the very least, these posts come off looking more like a kid who wants a bedtime story. At the most, it perhaps puts a bit of additional pressure on the team that doesn't need any distractions. (Imagine how you'd feel if you were at the 11th hour of a major project!)
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>Let them finish their work.
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>Kevin