Comments on: Microsoft FoxPro going open source

By: jlwansori

jlwansori — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:43:23 +0000

thank’s for free download software

By: Pertti Karjalainen

Pertti Karjalainen — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:08:23 +0000

Not so fast… Microsoft has put the “top veneer” of foxpro in open source, but the next Windows version that comes around and does things differently enought to kill the runtime engine will take the top veneer with it. Code for the runtime engine is by no means open or shared source, and therefore it creates a shaky foundation for the rest of the effort.

By: nixcraft

nixcraft — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:45:58 +0000

Rodolfo,

Yes it will be under one of Microsoft’s Shared Source licenses. I think it is less about open source thingy and more about their own community based collaboration. But still you will be able to see code and understand few things.

Appreciate your post.

By: Rodolfo Pilas

Rodolfo Pilas — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:02:47 +0000

A simple detail:

MS-OpenSource it is not like a wellknown OpenSource concept.

Codeplex site said:

What does an open source license mean?
An “open source” style license means users are, without a fee, permitted to view the code, and run it at least for non-commercial purposes.

This is not the OSD (Open Source Definition)

Microsoft show the code and invite you to enhance it but you can use the code for commercial purposes. But they can! and said that they will no develop VFP10… cool! you will develop for they for free!!