Bill Arnold wrote: >>> Do you really think that Python is the Last Big Thing? >> >> Of course not. But it is a solid language that fits my >> brain, and allows me to do everything that I need to do. It's also > well- >> established, in that it is used extensively by many large companies, >> so it isn't considered "fringe". It's also not owned by >> anybody, so it can't be bought by some MegaCorp and buried, the way > that Fox was >> bought by Microsoft. That gives me confidence that my expenditure of >> time learning it will more than pay for itself. > > > I understand - and share - the sentiment, but I do believe we've got at > least 10 years or so before the matter of our investments in VFP really > comes to a head. At that time, some options will be new, some improved, > and some gone.
10 years, eh? You don't think that next year people will be asking why your app needs to be run in 32-bit compatibility mode? Or in two years why it doesn't run on Mac or Linux, or can't be made to run at reasonable cost on the web? We all made the mistake of sticking with FoxPro when Microsoft acquired it. We all should have known better than that, in retrospect. The open source option will, by definition, never be taken away from us. Come join us. > One thing that deserves attention is the matter of exactly what the > Giant Squish Machine will do with the VFP source code. I wouldn't go so > far as to think it will be turned over to the public domain, okay, but > that doesn't mean there aren't other possibilities, such as turning it > over to a "mutually agreeable partner", or some other solution that > doesn't destroy all of the investments people have made in the product. > Just wanting something to disappear as if it never existed doesn't make > it so. Good luck with that. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
