Most of the govt websites designed by NIC are like the JEE websites. Another example is here. http://ssconline.nic.in/ It asks to use either IE or Opera, both being proprietary.
On Friday 15 March 2013 10:03 PM, A. Mani wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions. The final version mailed is as below. > An online petition may also be put up. > The file mentioned is at : > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6ngqqhaqdhxhrmi/hzySjAOeDQ > > _______________________________________________________ > > To, > The Executive Director > Joint Entrance Examination Unit > Central Board of Secondary Education, > F.I.E, 482, Patparganj, Industrial Area, > Delhi-110092. > > AND > > Related Personnel of CBSE. > > > Sub. Main JEE site is discriminatory, non standards compliant and > excludes non-IE Users > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > I am writing on behalf of the following Free > Software groups* based in India. > > We notice with dismay that the main JEE website > (http://jeemain.nic.in/jeemain2013/Welcome.aspx ) excludes all those > who use standards compliant browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome > and makes the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer mandatory. > > The attached file documents the problem with handling admit cards on > the site with non IE browsers. > > This practice of favoring Microsoft preferentially (despite its > anti-freedom machinations, technical incompetence, noncompliance with > standards and dwindling user-base (see [6]-[8] and related links)) > suggests many things. Also any browser-specific 'lock-in' is a direct > violation of clause 7.6 (b) of 'Guidelines for Indian Government > Websites' > (http://darpg.nic.in/darpgwebsite_cms/Document/file/Guidelines_for_Government_websites.pdf > ). > > "It is a MUST that Indian Government websites are tested for multiple > browsers and versions of browser, operating systems, connection > speeds, and screen resolution to ensure access by all" > > We (and all other honest people) will be pleased if you will take > appropriate remedial action in this regard. > > Thank and Regards > > A. Mani > > (On Behalf of the following FOSS Organizations) > > * > [1] Kolkata GNU/Linux Users Group > http://www.ilug-cal.info > http://www.iglug-cal.org > > [2] Free Software Movement of India > http://www.fsmi.in > > [3] Free Software Foundation of India > http://www.fsfi.org > > [4] FOSS Community Network of India > http://fosscomm.in/ > > [5] ILUG-Chennai > http://www.ilugc.in > > ___________________________________ > > [6] http://en.windows7sins.org/ > [7] > http://www.reddit.com/r/ragecomics/comments/11c1t1/internet_explorer_rfunny_said_i_should_post_it/c6lbhu2 > [8] > http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_influence_in_the_Indian_government > [9] http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Companies_That_Harm_Software_Freedom > > ___________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Best > > A. Mani > > > -- > A. Mani > CU, ASL, AMS, CLC, CMS > http://www.logicamani.in > _______________________________________________ > network mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in > -- Yogesh K S Sent from my Electronic Device _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
