Bill Arnold wrote: > Michael, > > I wouldn't argue in the face of your accomplishment that it *can't* be > done. Certainly for every rule there are exceptions. Look at some of the > amazing stories of people who scaled Mt Everest by themselves, one with > only 1 leg, another without oxygen. > > My case is directed more for the "average" (which I consider myself) VFP > developer, who first wants to do what he/she loves to do - but also > desires to stay independent by not getting sucked into a "vortex" of > growth and into the vastly more competitive, expensive, and I believe > arguably more complex, world of C/S applications. Again, granted there > are some people who can do anything. > >
With all due respect, I think you've created some imaginary walls. Some legit perhaps, but some imaginary. > Considering complexity, as we know there are multiple choices when it > comes to backend DBMS's. In fact, those of us who have daubled with just > MySQL have to deal with differences between versions, not to mention > distribution and maintenance difficulties. And then there is the matter > of following ongoing progress in the C/S world with an lookout for the > Next Big Thing to jump to. > Using PostgreSQL or MySQL or MS-SQL Server is certainly a choice whereby that database will be supported/available for many years to come. My preference for MySQL is that using it will allow me an easier transition to a web-based solution should I need to go that way in the future. > <snipped> > Lastly, as we've discussed off-line, marketing is a really big - and > very expensive - deal. Put all this together and if you can deal with > all this without missing a beat - or compromising your independence - > then all the more power to you! :) > > Oh yes. Marketing is expensive for sure, and really doesn't enhance the product at all but enables you to get it into the hands of paying customers, and that of course is a good thing. _______________________________________________ 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.
