On Fri, 17 May 2002 23:05, you wrote: > > > Obviously this website is very "businessy" and this survey may not be a > > fair measure of the use of Linux, but it still makes it hard for a > > government IT person to put together a business case to make their sites > > Linux friendly. > > I visited this site and the javascripts, etc are very Windows/Microsoft > based, so it is no suprise they only have 0.23% visit rate. > > From the above site: > " Technical Tips > > To run the online transaction requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 > or greater or Netscape Navigator 4.06 or greater. Earlier versions of > these browsers may encounter javascript and other errors. Please go to > the Australian Business Register Browser Requirements page if you need > to download a new version."
1. It is illegal - Under the Discriminanation Disabilities Act http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/disp.pl/au/legis/cth/num%5fact/dda1992264/?query=title+%28+%22disability+discrimination+act%22+%29 2. It is a gross breach of Human Rights Commission guideines http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/webaccess/index.htm If the government will not stick to their legal requirement what chance any other organisation. > Mac users with any browser version of Internet Explorer may encounter > problems. See the Australian Business Register Technical Problems page > for help. " -- Richard Hayes Talent Internet http://www.talent.com.au Tel: (02) 9439 8300 Fax: (02) 9439 8327 Mob: 0414 618 425 ABN 94 002 775 215 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
