Perhaps I'm reading the EULA differently than other people, and no, I'm not a lawyer. I read this: "[You may not] distribute any Distributable Code that runs on any platform other than the Windows platform" as meaning that I can't build a Foxpro application to *only* run on Linux, or Mac, or BSD with features for a platform other than Windows. If my VFP application just so happens to *also* run on Linux [et al.], then I'm developing in the spirit of the EULA.
As said so well by others, why bother risking legal action however. Dabo/Python is an excellent choice for VFP developers to look at. I'm also going to suggest people look at REALbasic. It is very "VFP-like" and was an easy transition for me. I'm currently attempting to develop a product for sale and it will begin by targeting the Linux and Windows platforms. Eventually I'll also target the Mac platform but I don't own a Mac to test on ... yet. http://www.realsoftware.com/ Paul McNett wrote: > Correct. Could be that the EULA wouldn't stand up to a court challenge, > but is your client prepared to be the test case? > > I got tired of swimming in the murky waters of Microsoft licensing, and > I got tired of knowingly developing applications that wouldn't work on > other platforms in the future. So I decided to move away from > proprietary software, whenever possible. > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ 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.
