Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4498 mails)

["PerfectReign" <suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, October 31, 2006 4:27 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * PerfectReign <suse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [10-31-06 19:11]:
>> ...I cannot believe how bloody quick that implementation is. I've
>> run
>> CX Office forever with IE being one of the main reasons. This
>> version,
>
> I don't understand all the rhetoric about ie and windoz when FireFox
> in
> Linux will do the job.  I access roadrunner sites and configuration
> frequently w/o a problem.

I don't know about  others but here are my two reasons for needing IE
even in a real OS like Linux.

First, some sites - particularly older ones - require ActiveX
controls. If I'm to use these sites, then I need IE. In a few cases, I
wrote the sites myself, so I'm the one to blame. However, there's no
interest from the owners for developing a more modern solution.

Second, is site cross-compatibility. I need to make sure that the
sites I write work in 75% of the browsers out there. Though it is
plainly stupid and risky to use IE as a primary browser, many still
to.  Remember those who are using ISP's such as Comcast or Roadrunner
probably don't even get the chance to use a real OS (Linux) as an
option. Therefore, they just promote IE and ASSume everyone will
follow.

I remember trying to sign my mother up on Verizon. The tech support
person hadn't even heard of Linux and refused to give me any support.
Fortunatly, a polite call to his superviser got me level-three people
who knew what they were doing.

(That's why I like my ISP. When I call for support and tell them I'm
using Linux, they ask, "which distro?")

-- 
Kai Ponte
www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com

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