The problem is that if OOXML becomes ISO it will be an "'Open'"
Standard :-(
The great thing about standards is there are so many to choose from.
-- Andrew Tannenbaum
Philip
Anton Xuereb wrote:
Well it should only be fair that the governement services
are open and available on any standard platform..
Anyone wanna bet how long it's gonna take m$ to convince the maltese
government to use only OOXML instead of an open format ? :p
On 7/19/07, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
We're not being negative. However if you mentioned Firefox
without mentioning Linux you can't assume they knew you were using
Firefox on Linux, since there are many Firefox users on Windows.
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I think some of you
are being too negative. How about the possibility that the IT guys
there actually care?
I know, its my defect that I try to see the good in anyone, but
honestly, there is the very real possibility that
there are people who are not clueless but who's primary concern is
"il-hobzna ta' kuljum".
When we point these things out we are giving them a
reason/encouragement/pressure to do things right.
I think its even more reason to try harder to get our message out there
... (did I hear "installfesta"?)
Of course being the Tax Department, only an incurable utopist like
myself would dare congratulate them in public.
Unlike lawyers there aren't even any tax collector jokes I can tell. :-p
BTW. A bit belated but prosit for the server upgrade ... but the site
still seems broken on my end :-(
Philip
Ramon Casha wrote:
Actually the percentage of Firefox-on-Windows users is also quite substantial. In some countries in the EU Firefox is rapidly approaching the 50% mark.
Ramon Casha
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www.megabyte.net)
F4, The Technopark, Mosta MST3000, Malta
tel (+356) 21421600 - fax (+356) 21421590
Megabyte
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Gregory Smirnov
Sent: Il-Hamis, 19 ta' Lulju 2007 14:09
To: Malta Linux User Group - general list
Subject: Re: [
LINUX.ORG.MT] Light at end of tunnel?
Hi Philip,
If you did not use a word Linux, most probably they assumed you are Mac user ;-)
On Thursday 19 July 2007 13:15, Anton Xuereb wrote:
that was lucky ;)
On 7/19/07, Philip Serracino Inglott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
A few days ago I tried to register of an account for the Inland
Revenue Department e-Government services.
Surprise Surprise, the website does did not work with Firefox! I
worte the the IRD and in fact they confirmed that their web
application had issues with Mozilla Firefox. I replied, with a
strong letter, showing how upset I was that I would not be able to
use their service from home where Microsoft is barred.
The Result? Today (less than 3 days from my first try) the
registration form has been fixed and works with Firefox!
I am telling you this to publicly give a big slap on the back,
congratulating the IRD Computer Section for considering us Linux
Users on par with the rest of the tax paying population. Thank You,
Well Done, Keep it up IRD geeks :-p!
And to tell my fellow Maltese penguins that maybe not all of Govt.
is clueless to OSS. Sometimes all you need to do is ask!
Philip
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