Thanks everyone for your responses. I read in the archives that Crossover Office and Wine had some problems that made them an imperfect solution. I have been using Virtual Box in Ubuntu but not for full blown development. I will keep looking but for now I will start using VM.
I have no plans of using VFP on Linux, only developing as all of my applications will be deployed on Windows. Thanks, Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Phoenix Python User Group - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gil Hale wrote: > Actually a few years ago Ed and I were working on a project together, and he > got VFP to run perfectly (compiled app) under Red Hat using CrossOver > Office. I have been wanting to blow the dust off that technique and do the > same under Ubuntu, but thus far have not been able to carve out the time to > do so. All this is done with the understanding that M$ stated (in weasel > wording form) something along the lines of we may not run VFP under Linux > without a Windows OS license. When asked for clarification M$ advised that > anyone wondering what was meant by their position would have to seek legal > counsel for interpretation. Weasel Wording, no better way of putting it. > So, I for one have decided they mean we may not be able to run under Linux > without a Windows OS due to technical issues that could cause problems, as > opposed to I am explicitly prohibited from doing so. Besides, I have plenty > of Win2k OS with my various MSDN subsrciptions that are otherwise unused > <g>. heh-heh.. Bite me, M$. > > What I do not recall is if Ed ever got VFP to run in design time under > Linux/CrossOver Office or not. Also, we never deployed the capability > commercially. So nobody can say we cheated M$ out of anything, if anyone > were so inclined to do so. If I do end up revisiting that project I am not > going to worry about M$ all that much. > > Gil > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Johnson >> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:05 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: VFP Development on Linux >> >> >> There are several messages in the archives about using Linux for >> development, but no real success stories. That was a couple of years >> ago. Is anyone doing VFP development on Linux? I would like to be able >> to run prgs from the command window. Using a VM works fine for testing, >> but I would prefer to stay in Linux while developing. >> >> Anyone doing this these days? If so, what programs are you using? >> >> TIA >> >> -- >> Jeff >> >> Jeff Johnson >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> SanDC, Inc. >> 623-582-0323 >> Fax 623-869-0675 >> >> Phoenix Python User Group - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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.
