I still cant understand how they can claim it's Open and get away with it...damn it makes my blood boil
:@ M On 7/19/07, Philip Serracino Inglott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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. > > *Ramon Casha* > Software Services > Megabyte Limited ( www.megabyte.net) > F4, The Technopark, Mosta MST3000, Malta > tel (+356) 21421600 - fax (+356) 21421590 > [image: Megabyte] <http://www.megabyte.net/> > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Philip Serracino Inglott > *Sent:* Il-Ħamis, 19 ta' Lulju 2007 14:39 > *To:* Malta Linux User Group - general list > *Subject:* Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Light at end of tunnel? > > 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 > Software Services > Megabyte Limited ( > www.megabyte.net) > F4, The Technopark, Mosta MST3000, Malta > tel (+356) 21421600 - fax (+356) 21421590 > Megabyte > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[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]> <[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. 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