Yes Ralf - your correct on the nit-picking point that I could set myself and the community up for by stating that Kongueror is the "default" browser. In hindsight I should said "native" perhaps in reference to Konqueror, and something like "commonly used" or "often preferred" in reference to Mozz (though given the fact this firm is evidently clueless and if one pops the SuSE CD and install "default" with X it does default to KDE and any link you click on opens Konqueror as a default - hence my assertion, however incorrect). But my real intent was to point out the lack of "understanding", if you will, related to a firm hired to market by IDG or more over, IDG's own internal marketing division in relation to placing perspective registree's in an awkward and erksome position by mandating they use a technology that is the foundation for much angst in the particular subset of clientele. Maybe, like Ben said, it's so much hot air. I have just been using Linux for just under a year and have grown very fond of the system. I would hate to see it go the way of OS/2 due to complacency. Anyway, I will endevour to be more meticulous in the future. Cheers, "Curits" (I do honestly prefer to have my 1st name used rather than the family name thanks :) ). On Friday 08 June 2001 02:48 am, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
Ben Rosenberg wrote:
* Ralf Corsepius (corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de) [010607 20:14]: ->Curtis Rey wrote: ->> ->> Please don't be too offended but do the words "LINUX" mean anything to you? ->> Or words like "Konquror and Mozilla (a completely netscape compliant browser, ->> kinda like they develop for netscape)? Konqueror is the default web browser ->> for LINUX ->Please stay with the truth: There is no such thing as a "default ->LINUX browser". -> ->konqueror is the default browser for KDE, nothing more and nothing ->less.
True. But I would think that a Linuxcentric event such as Linuxworld would let you enjoy using a good native browser such as Konqueror or Mozilla..or are we suppose to beleve as the U.K. Gov. does that no other browser but IE can do digital certificates and secure connections like IE or some God awful version of Nutscrape 4.X.
I don't like the fact that the site is hosted on Windows 2000 either. What does that say about the care that the people who put this expo together took in thinging with their heads out of their ass? It's pretty much a slap in the face if you ask me.
Absolutely no disagreement,
I only was trying to point out a "semi-true" spot in Rey's text, as I expect the people you are about to attack to start nit-picking on details if they can find anything "semi-true" in "open letter" like Rey's.
Besides this detail, I was not intending to critize it as a whole and actually agree with most parts of it otherwise[1].
Ralf.
[1] konqueror should learn to appear as NS, IE or Mozilla and this particular problem is gone.