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On Thu, 19 May 2011 12:05:18 +0100 Roland Tarver wrote: > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > 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) Âbut 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"? ÂMost > > 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. > > high-way code? > > The law is drive on the left - if you don't you are going to crash!? > lol :-p > > roly :-) That was my point though. You *must* abide by it, where-as the idea behind an open standard is that you *should*, but you don't *have* to. If you want to go against the standards, there's nothing stopping you. If you want to go against the law... Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq