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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Grant Sewell wrote: > On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:08:28 +0100 > Paul Sutton wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Just tried to help my mum sort out a pension claim on line >> >> http://www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice/need.asp >> >> seems they DISCRIMINATE against users of Macs and Unix based systems, >> >> Surely the operating system used should have nothing to do with being >> able to fill out a form on web site, >> >> Just thought I would warn people or perhaps people have managed to do >> this. >> >> Paul > > I feel some letters to MPs coming on... > > Grant. > Yeah, just wondered if you or someone could reply here, and perhaps give a few pointers with regard to the facts. as in am i right in thinking that a website should have nothing to do with the client Operating system, The above sounds fine but I am sure its possible to add a few more technical bits to it, to make it better. something about web standards, (again a properly constructed website works on all browsers that are w3 compliant) essentially a few good arguments (statement + evidence), that people can use. So when I do write I can give proper facts. Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Meetings 1st Saturday of the month - Shoreline, Paignton from 3pm Software freedom day 2009 - Saturday 19th September 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkp2uiQACgkQaggq1k2FJq0XXQCgk2Bpbkf0RuzcRdGfqqk3yefz GZwAniqNLRcP2mjOFZQQBdlZ0X4bqikH =fWg1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html