On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:57 PM, KAM.covad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think a lot of our clients would go to Linux, but we would have to support > everything. I wish someone would come out with a fully > loaded machine that has Linux, email, office, etc. You mean, like http://www.dell.com/linux ? > Then I wish we could get all our VFP9 software converted to Dabo. I think it > would work, but it is a scary step when everything works like it is. We have > a million lines of code with all those little 'fixes' > that only come after your software has been used by a thousand clients over > 10 years. We did that when we converted from FPD26 to > VFP6. That seemed impossible, and it was, but we eventually got it working. > We would never go back. Have you looked at converting your app to a web app? Then you could move from having to support every wacky patched version of some single-source OS into supporting FireFox, Safari, Opera and IE7? And the client could run their choice of DOS, Windows, Vista, Snow Leopard, Free BSD, Solaris or JoesOperatingSystem, and that would not be your problem? > We need some other large, well capitalized company to break the ice, prove > the concept and make it so we could recommend it. Good luck with that. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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.
