Re: OODL: WebSite update

[DeRobertis]

At 12:46 PM -0800 on 2/21/00, Alain Farmer wrote:

>Alain: On a societal-level, I will hazard the
>prediction that an enormous backlash against the Web
>is brewing in the near future. Instead of moving
>forward with CSS, XML and client-side scripting (JS or
>VB), we are heading in the opposite direction, towards
>removing features like frames, tables, images

There is a virtue to simplicity. People are getting mad over web pages
that take half a mninute (or more) to load. Most people are still stuck
on modems -- and don't particularly like staring at the blinking light.

>... and
>the widespread popularity of Linux and all of that
>other command-line stuff ... we are regressing in
>terms of user-friendliness.

Linux is getting more and more user friendly. Ever seen a Linux box
with Enlightenment?