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On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 04:36, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
> To be fair to both sides of this one,
> MSFT pointed out at the FoxPro Dev Con that any user running
> FoxPro, or any components delivered with FoxPro, on a
> non-Microsoft OS (they mentioned Linux in particular, but
> not limited to) is in violation of the EULA (End User License Agreement)
> they agreed to when they purchase the product.
>
not a lawyer, but i don't think the eula will stand up under very many
trade practices laws. there's an implied restriction of trade. but it
would be ok to not guarantee the product's performance on a non ms os.
it's a bit like saying you can only buy this petrol if you are going to
use it in a ford car.
ms has threatened more than once to withdraw from australia over these
issues - perhaps you could move your company here? weather and beaches
aren't too bad either
so to make it more relevant to some others...
having discussed these issues to some extent and we have some knowledge
of the issues - i get the feeling that in your world len, the publishing
of namespaces, dtd's and shared business structures is a possible killer
issue for widespread use of xml. whose responsible for errors and who
carries the indemnity?
rick
> So Linux isn't an option. Had we sold that, we would have
> been sued from two directions. It is amazing how far some
> will go to degenerate their own market. It isn't phobia
> when the threat has teeth, I do agree.
>
> len
>
> From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@mercury.ccil.org]
>
> Here's the WineHQ status report on FoxPro. Summary: it basically works.
> http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=296;PHPSESSID=c6754c61eacca78ae628
> ce6b7826da20
>
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