Craig,

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> Subject: RE: InstallFest - Linux Quote
> From: Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:38:01 -0700
> 
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> just a casual observation...
> 
> It seems hypocritical to develop and use any version of 
> FoxPro - knowing
> the licensing intentions now and for the future. 

CGC has many man Years invested in FoxPro.  The effort started some 13-14
years ago.  It was a good business decision at the time.  To be honest with
you, given the speed with which systems can be developed with FoxPro, I
probably still is.

I personally started coding Fox with FoxBASE 1.0 (in the beginning) long
before it became MS property.

>I smiled 
> when you asked
> earlier about FrontPage - anyone who has attempted to resurrect sites
> developed using FP know that it creates obscure, biased code.
> 

Having received many responses concerning alternatives to FP, I can't help
but agree.  And, I am moving that way.

> If there is one thing that I understand, it's the desire to always run
> the latest and greatest version of whichever tool - despite what you
> have already learned about the company making it - their marketing
> tactics, lock up tactics etc.

Actually, I have FoxPro 7.0 but don't use it.  Haven't seen anything in it
that I need.

> 
> I stretched my comfort zone on Linux dramatically by refusing 
> to always
> use the Windows crutch and learning new programs (Linux 
> based) and using
> Linux 99% of the time (desktop publishing...)

I am moving that direction where it is practicable.

> 
> I have made no attempt to study the license on any version of FoxPro -
> probably since 2.1 or 3.0. I refuse to believe that there is any
> conceivable way that you could use any version within the terms of the
> EULA on more than one machine with only a single user license.

Actually, under the FoxPro EULA, I can load the development package on any
(and all) computer that "I" use.

Further, I have unlimited distribution rights for the runtime version with
no restrictions placed on OS (ver 6.0).  The OS restrictions are for 7.0 and
later.

Still further, using the LTSP model, I see not problem with either 7.0 or
8.0.  So you buy a license for the server, who cares.  You are servicing
100+ workstations for less than $9.00 per station.  That makes for a good
business decision.

> 
> More specifically, the EULA itself...try reading through any Microsoft
> product EULA and then GPL license and compare the two. Once you have
> figured out that software is available which doesn't restrict 
> where you
> install it, how you install it, give you the source code so 
> you can fix
> things, and allow you virtually unfettered rights of 
> 're-distribution',

My VFP 6.0 license has all this.

> I fail to see using a Microsoft solution - even within wine as
> acceptable.
> 
> Craig

Thanks for your thoughts.