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On Wed, 18 May 2011 21:43:26 +0100 Paul Sutton wrote: > On 18/05/11 21:21, Simon Waters wrote: > > On 18/05/11 20:46, tom wrote: > >> > >>> We are still waiting on them to fix IE it has been a LONG wait. > >>> We still have bugs related to CSS 2 compliance, which is > >>> apparently "complete" in IE 8 whatever that means. > >>> > >> That means you have to upgrade to w7 to get the fixes - like > >> buying a new BMW to fixes your wobbly windscreen wipers on your > >> reliant robin.... > > > > No when I said not fixed I meant not fixed, not even in IE9, just > > we'd hoped that CSS 2 compatibility claims for IE8 would include > > rendering things the CSS 2 way - naive but hey you can hope. ACID2 > > is not comprehensive :( > > > > I think this is the sort of thing we should use in our pro OSS > argument (rather than an anti MS argument) but here we have an > example of how Microsoft sell us software that is buggy and buggy in > being able to render stuff that is fully open standards, so there is > NO excuse for it being unable to use > > Why should i choose firefox (for example) over IE, well for a start > firefox works with standards such as css2 etc properly, where as MS > keep messing things up. > > may want to tell people what open standards are too, so it makes the > above have more clarity > > paul Much and all as I usually hate analogies, I think for consumption by the general public perhaps some well planned and considered analogies would be a bonus. Can anyone think of some good analogies for "open standards"? Most of the things that jump to my mind are actually rules or laws (ie things that you *must* abide by) rather than things that you *should* abide by. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq