On Monday 29 October 2001 06:02 pm, you wrote: > On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 11:43:08 -0800, "John Hokanson Jr." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > On Monday 29 October 2001 09:11 am, you wrote: > > > Actually, I made no reference to linux at all... > > > > > > simply open standards and free software, thats all. > > > > Then say so. Don't tell people they might not be able to view > > your site with MSIE. That runs counter to all the whole point of > > the web, which is to make information available to as many > > people as possible. If you can't ensure that 2/3rds or more > > of all web surfers can view your site, you are a poor web > > designer just like the idiot's who use client-side VBScript. > > Whether you hate MS or not is really irrelevant. > > No, the message is saying that IE users may not be able to view the > site _properly_. They are not being blocked, just warned.
And I'm saying, he should make sure that it can be viewed properly. Not cop out with uncertainty. > > > > So basically, you want people to switch browsers so they switch > > to Linux. It seems to me you have little concern for freedom of > > web navigation. > > Leave Linux out of this. The issue is on standards-compliance. I agree with you, except Franki explicitly stated that he fears unless people are drawn away from MSIE, they might not ever consider switching to Linux. Too me, this campaign reeks of ulterior motive. Just like a certain Redmond Washington-based software giant. -- John Hokanson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallently. Specialization is for insects." - Robert A. Heinlein
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