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FoxPro On Linux, Drama Ensues

Posted by timothy on from the till-lotus-won't-run dept.

bltfast32 writes "I don't know how many people have been following this, but this is definitely worth keeping an eye on. Whil Hentzen, prominent FoxPro and Linux advocate, has received some heat lately for publishing a HOWTO in the March 2003 FoxTalk issue for running Visual FoxPro 8.0 on Linux with WINE. Of course, the aforementioned heat, is coming from Redmond. Here is a link to a nice summary of the interactions by Whil." That summary mentions the Register article online here. bltfast32 also points to another article which requires registration.

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  1. Re:Wait... by TheRaven64 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    wine is not the answer. wine is an emulator.

    No, Wine I Not an Emulator

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  2. Illegal Tying by Rob+Riggs · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Isn't it illegal for Microsoft to tie any of its software products to its OS?

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  3. Goes beyond Linux... by StarTux · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just in case peopel bottle this up with Linux Vs Microsoft, its not. It seems to be more Microsoft vs having apps made with their software running on a different system, which may in fact bypass there expensive solutions.

    Also highlights another issue; Management at MS seems to be terrible, like we didn't know that. Seems to me to become a manager at MS one must hate the customer...

    StarTux

  4. Re:No surprise by Inthewire · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Urk.
    For single-threaded, non client-server stuff, yeah, FoxPro is badass.
    But the company I'm contracted to has tried to turn a desktop based auditing (lots of tiny tables) program into a server based system.
    Holy shit does it ever suck.
    Oh, I hate it.

    Sorry.
    Just felt like bitching for a minute.
    Carry on.

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