Yep,
Will probably kill low end DB's, even now we may consider dropping IB for a
current development and switch. The cost saving for upto 5 users is just too
significant.
Myles.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neven MacEwan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:53 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Reason to buy Visual Fox Pro
>
> Alex
>
> Thanks for the comments - just getting used to DUG
>
> This is the problem with a non - news group type system - no linking
>
> Re the MS statement I think you'll find they retract that later on..
>
> Regards
> Neven
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alex Kouznetsov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, 9 September 1999 11:14
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Reason to buy Visual Fox Pro
>
>
> > Turned to be a very interesing thingy this MSDE, Neven. Thanks for
> drawing
> > attention to it. It may change many things around soon.
> >
> > Of course it would not hurt to give some short description of it in the
> > initial message. Some people do not know what "data transformation
> stuff"
> > is and who Annie is, some might have never heard of MSDE.
> >
> > Anyway, I have done some research and found some potential problems for
> non
> > MS developers. Here is what MS says:
> >
> > Q: What are the redistribution terms for solutions built using MSDE?
> > A: Developers can freely distribute MSDE solutions built with Visual
> Studio
> > 6.0 Professional or Enterprise edition development tools, or with Office
> > 2000 Developer edition. See the End-User License Agreement (EULA) for
> the
> > full distribution and royalty terms.
> >
> > I have not seen EULA, but this text seems to say that we have to develop
> in
> > MS tools.
> >
> > This however may be a temporary problem as people say that MSDE is
> likely
> to
> > be built into Windows2000. So it'll just be there, making it easier for
> us
> > and ..... killing IB and others.
> >
> > Regards
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
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