> That's exactly why I feel so strongly about investing my > development > efforts into open source tools. Many of the sycophants here like to > think it's because I "hate" Microsoft, but it's actually because it > just makes good business sense. > > Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter, can't "remove support" > for Python on Windows. They don't control Python. Even if the primary > group developing Python decided not to support an OS, the source is > available with no license burdens, and there would be enough > financial incentive for someone to make it compatible. >
PRECISELY why I am looking to the PostgreSQL/Dabo/Python solution set. No software company can then f&%k with my ability to deliver solid solutions to my clients just because they must hit some kind of financial target, or kill a great solution just because it is eating into their revenue stream. I see no choice but to go into that direction for long term viability. Ten years ago I would not have considered going Open Source, but I have seen enough stability in that arena, and too much risk of VFP being abandoned by M$ (& some other M$ redirections), to feel I can trust moving to another M$ solution. >From a broader perspective it seems to me the same kind of thing happened with Delphi, where it got killed and left those developers scrambling to find an alternative development solution. If I am going to move to a new solution set it is one that is cross platform and independent of any software company's control. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Another life after VFP thread? > > > On Apr 3, 2007, at 4:58 AM, Robert Jennings wrote: > > > It's just, I'm going to have to give my customers a roadmap of > > where we are going. Otherwise they may loose confidence in us as a > > company and go elsewhere! > > > > Just imagine that Microsoft write Office 2007 in C# > > > > Now Microsoft remove support for C# from Windows. > > > > Now Microsoft have to re-write office 2007 in Java from the ground up. > > > > Office will be about £1500 a copy and people will not buy it. > > That's exactly why I feel so strongly about investing my > development > efforts into open source tools. Many of the sycophants here like to > think it's because I "hate" Microsoft, but it's actually because it > just makes good business sense. > > Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter, can't "remove support" > for Python on Windows. They don't control Python. Even if the primary > group developing Python decided not to support an OS, the source is > available with no license burdens, and there would be enough > financial incentive for someone to make it compatible. > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
