Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:21:07 +0000 From: Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk> To: Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Supporting MS IE (was Re: NatWest? no thanks) Message-ID: <20011101112107.F43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3BE126AF.F555A4E0@outpost.co.nz>; from crh@outpost.co.nz on Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 11:40:47PM %2B1300 References: <15328.13403.591620.246277@hyde.lpds.sublink.org> <20011031210224.A710-100000@howie.ncptiddische.net> <20011101095903.B43740@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <3BE126AF.F555A4E0@outpost.co.nz>
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On Nov 1, Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz> wrote: > Paul Robinson wrote: > > > Bank: And when these user's browsers get IE-compatible, we can let them back > > in? > > ... then they came for the Mozilla users, and I didn't speak out because > I didn't use Mozilla. Standards are a Good Thing. Like it or not, IE has become a standard - 98% of the potential customers for any site are likely to have access to it (even if it's not their preferred browser). As a result, to reduce dev. costs we'll develop for MS IE as our target browser. Now, instead of moaning about how IE doesn't do this, or doesn't follow this standard, perhaps, just perhaps, we should put some development effort into Mozilla and other browsers to make them IE compatible. At this point, it is the OSS development community's job to make user's switch by giving them a similar browser experience to IE but without any of the nasty stuff (like it crashing, Passport stuff, etc.). We're a long way from there, but to say we shouldn't start out is ridiculous. Also, you seem to imply that we should all support all browsers. That's rot, and you know it is. How about this then - you can use your on-line bank with any browser you want, but you have to pay, say, an extra $50 setup to fund the development? If you're genuinely happy to do that, tell your bank. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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