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[ILUG-Social] web development question...

[ILUG-Social] web development question...

John P. Looney john at antefacto.com
Mon Jul 16 12:25:33 IST 2001


On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 12:24:34PM +0100, Donncha O Caoimh mentioned:
> You can do a lot of work with style sheets to accomodate older browsers.

 I don't want a lot of work.

> Despite what we'd like to believe, "the customer is always right" even
> if we (as producers of goods) don't like it. That's one reason I don't
> like the movement to get people to upgrade their browsers. It's awfully
> arrogant to assume ordinary computer users know how to run setup.exe off
> a cover-disk.. Many don't! 

 I really, really hope the people that we are aiming at can though.

> Different situation to yours though I'd agree with your assesment of
> UNIX admins with one cavaet, to upgrade they can justify a brand
> spanking new computer to run that fancy browser :)

 Hold on now - the interface looks fine in Lynx or w3c. It's netscape
that it looks bad in.

Kate

-- 
When I say 'free', I mean 'free': free from bond, of chain or command:
to go where you will, even to Mordor, Saruman, if you desire. "
    -- Gandalf, paraphrasing the choice between Free and Non-free software




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