Derek, We are keeping an eye on that and will buy their other tool as a show of support. If it works, then we will port over to .NET for customers that want it (for a fee) and they get the same application, just running in .NET Other customers can stay as they are until M$ does something to stop VFP running in Windows altogether. Then they will need to come over to the Dabo App.
Our Dabo/Python app however will be a new product doing similar things but in a better way. We would have brought out Version 2 in VFP (lots of good code in our apps) which would have meant it would have been quicker to get there. We are not putting all our eggs (if any) into .NET as we may end up in the same position in another 15 years time. I think that long term, Open Source is the way to go. Then you know that your code is going to work in 50 years time! If you've got the head for it, you can recompile the runtimes to run in any OS and then have your app run on the runtime. Robert -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derek Kalweit Posted At: 19 April 2007 20:32 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS Subject: Re: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > To think the M$ asked me if my roadmap included re-writing everything > to take advantages of new features in new languages (i.e. .NET)! The > answer is NO, my apps and code work fine, Sell them, don't re-write > the whole bloody lot. Where is the business sense in that? > > Still, I think the move to DABO/Python will give us an advantage when > everyone moves over to Linux, specially in the business world where > they can save on licensing fees for their Oses. > > Doesn't this sound like another thread? Seems like a tool that compiles VFP code into .NET code would provide better ROI versus re-writing in DABO/Python... http://www.etecnologia.net/products/VFPCompiler/VFPCompiler-index.htm Hopefully they get it right. And then you can use it with Mono on Linux... -- Derek [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.
