On Wednesday 02 August 2006 14:25, you wrote: > [email protected] > Its not too hard to make a site that works well in all browsers, > especially if you allow for minor cosmetic differences!
> In regards to pressuring the ATO for a linux version, remember > that they have dropped the macosx version this year. So likely > they arent looking to add another version. I believe that their > software was written in some sort of 'environment' called > eforms? which is no doubt outsourced. > Apparently only 1.8 million people submitted tax with etax last > year (only, in the sense that australia has ~20 million people) > and im not sure what % of those would care for a linux version. > Best bet is to make sure it runs in wine (which it does), > which is usually just asking for a well written program with > a no-nonsense installer. > personally, resorting to wine doesnt bug me that much, i use it for > games and silly apps like e-tax. Comes down nicely with apt updates > (using the winehq rep.) and seems to 'just work' with very little > fiddling. > sure, native is good, but running properly in wine is still extremely > helpful. The ATO must *want* people to do online stuff, they went to the trouble and expense of mailing out a gazillion CDs to support the effort So, the census folk can do a damn good job, do likewise. I'n not prepared to arm-n-leg wangle with wine to use IE to help them out. We'll wait to see what percentage of the pop. uses eCensus, but it's easy and nice to use. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
