On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Mike Copeland <mlcopel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just wondering what everyone else thinks about this... > > Are they just throwing out a PR bone for image improvement (VB6 source > has no value to MS anymore, so why not)? > Is it a sincere effort to establish some kind of grassroots foothold in > the world of Open Source? > Mixture of the two? -------------------
Pretty sure VB.net is a different animal from VB6. Much like VFP and FPW were vastly different. > Just really strikes me as an odd step for MS. > Isn't there code in VB6 that is still in use today in the (whatever is > current) VB source that is in use today, or is the current version > completely different? ----------------------- That may be the key to keep some clients on Win Platform for another year or 5. WAG. -- Stephen Russell Unified Health Services 60 Germantown Court Suite 220 Cordova, TN 38018 Telephone: 888.510.2667 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ 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/banlktinqnkk0cpa8jzqqbqwmjnaube6...@mail.gmail.com ** 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.
