"I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft "forked" Foxpro developers." Yes, and I definitely will never forgive them for that!
On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 8:50 AM, Paul H. Tarver <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft "forked" Foxpro > developers. > [Sorry but I couldn’t resist, it's FRIDAY!] > > Paul H. Tarver > Email: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul > Hemans > Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 4:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] learn more about what you hate so much. > > Being open source guarantees that it can be forked and that we don't end > up in the dead end that VFP became. But there are other options for > strongly typed JS available. It is just that being associated with MS means > that it has stronger support, whereas other open source projects can simply > dry up. > > On Sat, Oct 7, 2017 at 2:43 AM, Thierry Nivelet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > developed and promoted by Microsoft, and widely considered as part of > > the MS ecosystem even if it's technically open source. > > > > perceptions weigh more than facts, I can testify. > > > > Thierry Nivelet > > FoxInCloud > > Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud http://foxincloud.com/ > > > > Le 06/10/2017 à 16:55, Alan Bourke a écrit : > > > >> On Fri, 6 Oct 2017, at 03:14 PM, Thierry Nivelet wrote: > >> > >> Typescript is Microsoft; > >>> > >> > >> It's also open source, and only one of a range of similar tools. > >> > >> > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cakt3opcqcyiohd7mmu_wrf9epp4tlz5my7+dbefnjsjptdz...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
