] A lot of hubbub has been raised over the "Visual FoxPro
] running on Linux" issue over the last few weeks. Much of
] the hubbub has been based on incomplete or inaccurate
] information.
]
] Here's the detailed chronology, including links to
] specific items, so that you've got all of the facts.

Whil Hentzen's webpage chronicling the Microsoft/WINE FoxPro EULA situation..

Here are a few quick quotes from other media sources on the issue:

From http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30325.html
] Whil Hentzen, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was to have
] presented a seminar showing how to run Microsoft's
] Visual FoxPro on Linux at the Bay Area Association
] of Database Developers last Wednesday.
]
] But prior to the demonstration Hentzen received a
] call from a Microsoft marketing manager telling him
] that he would be in violation of the EULA (End User
] Licensing Agreement) for VFP if he demonstrated (or
] ran) the development tool on Linux.
]
] After the brief conversation with Ken Levy,
] Microsoft's Visual FoxPro marketing manager, Hentzen
] decided to abandon the practical demonstration from
] his talk. Levy had contacted Hentzen after reading a
] paper on the subject, which Hentzen had edited.

From http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0421.barr.html
] For the unintimidated who are curious about running
] Visual FoxPro on Linux, you can still visit the
] OpenFox.org Web site and view a HowTo on installing
] VFP with WINE.
(http://www.openfox.org/wc.dll/sections/divulge/36)

] I had the opportunity to speak briefly to Hentzen
] as he walked through an airport, cell-phone in hand.
] He explained the root cause of Microsoft's unhappiness.
] "Microsoft hates FoxPro," Hentzen said. He went on to
] explain that Visual FoxPro has a free runtime. If you
] install a VFP application on a network with 97 users
] and they all use the application, Microsoft doesn't
] reap licensing fees for those 97 clients. Microsoft
] would much rather see customers use Visual Basic and
] Microsoft SQL because their use would require those
] same 97 users to purchase client licenses.

] When Microsoft bought FoxPro in 1992, its goal was
] simply to hurt market-leader Borland. The history of
] FoxPro since then is a perfect case study of how
] monopoly machinations in the software industry have
] absolutely nothing to do with developing good software
] and everything to do with control of the market.

Visual FoxPro, Linux and the Jack of Hearts