Re: [SLE] Linuxworld, Good Point

The problem lies with the hosting company: "Exodus Communications Inc. Boston2" That is the hosting company...I may drop them a line and let them know the concern and see who actually designed the site. I guess its my new hobby, especially after the site I made :-). You do not have to be a Linux company by any stretch of the imagination to let in browsers that do not conform to their percieved ideal. This particular point is their problem. Like Ben said, they should let any browser in and if it does not work, oh well...And if the site conforms to w3c standards (most do not) then so much the better. Most likely the hosting company that makes these decisions. But what happens if they did start losing money due to the hosting companies decision? They (IDG) have done a good job, even my wife really enjoyed LinuxWorld :-). Matt -- "The only thing complex about Linux are the users themselves." On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, Scarlett Gately wrote:

I forwarded this thread to my local linux user group and the heated debate ended with this very good point. Of course by a local Suse employee.:) Scarlett

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: Fwd: Linuxworld Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:37:40 -0700 From: Kurt Granroth To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us

Alan Dayley wrote:

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I sit corrected. I just followed the subject line, not the content of the original mail.

I find that funny (stupid).

"Let's hold and expo for Linux and run it's web site on MS." qouth the PHB.

Actually, it's neither funny nor stupid... it's IDG. They are not a Linux company nor do they claim to be. Their business is organizing expos and conventions. They couldn't care less what the OS or topic of the expo is as long as it's popular and brings in money.

I don't mind. In my experience, IDG does a far better job of putting on an expo than most. Sure, ALS might be run by Linux enthusiasts (and I *would* fault them if their servers ran something other than Linux).. but their organizational skills aren't anywhere near the level of IDGs and that's what I care about when I'm at a show.

Of course, then there is Key3Media. At Comdex, they do a good job of making exhibiting and speaking a HUGE pain in the ass while doing a piss-poor job of promoting the Linux angle. -- Kurt Granroth | http://www.granroth.org KDE Developer/Evangelist | SuSE Labs Open Source Developer granroth@kde.org | granroth@suse.com KDE -- Conquer Your Desktop ________________________________________________ See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail.

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