I'm agree with you. all my question were to bring an opinion as yours ( and as mine); most of complains are: "Site doesn't support Linux" (it is not correct, anyway. Site can not support browser) are the complains of NS4 users. I never seen sites using VbScript client-side, bandwith of today permits show great web sites, companies can't pay big money for support NS3,4, a lot of sites, that can not be reached from non-IE browser are operable with NS6+, Mz1+, SO, imho, it is worth to upgrade browser and as Ms sad in Win installation: "sit back and relax".
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alon Weinstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:46 PM
> To: 'Linux-IL'
> Subject: RE: Israeli sites not supporting Linux browsers
>
>
> > Where can I read about those standards?
>
> the Web Standards Project could be a good place --
> http://www.webstandards.org/
>
> > AFAIK, NS4 and NS6 has different DOM (I do not mention about DOM of
> other browsers;-), > what standards say about it?
>
> IMO if you're developing a new site you should conform to *current
> standards* -- there's no logic in wasting time on compatibility with
> NS4's DOM (which, from my bad, most recent experience with it buggy as
> hell anyway) -- write your site according to standards such as XML,
> HTML, XHTML, CSS, ECMAScript and DOM Level 1. All of these provide you
> with enough tools to do anything you want to in a web site.
>
> > Using CSS is it in standard?
>
> You should use W3C's CSS Level-1 or higher standard.
>
> > Using XML files with Browser-side translation is in standard?
>
> XML itself is a standard. Client-side parsing depends on the
> browser. I
> don't know if Netscape 7 has a client-side XML/XSL parsers
> with it. Most
> of the time you can get off with using server-side transforming. You
> should set a version number from which you want your site to
> support --
> Netscape 6 or 7 & MSIE 5 would be a good, logical choice.
>
> > What is _javascript_ version is standard?
>
> The standardized version of _javascript_ is ECMAScript 262.
>
> > I'm adore lynx. Am I fit into standards?
>
> Lynx supports only HTML. I use it too on one of my boxes, and I like
> using it. Surprisingly enough it handles most sites with no big
> problems. As long as there's a way to navigate through your
> site without
> seeing the pictures (adding an "ALT" description will do) and without
> using client-side scripting, the site could be used basically
> with Lynx.
>
> > The Majority dictating standards. So, standards accepted 7
> years ago,
> are they
> > relevant today for new majority?
>
> What standards? HTML -- yes. CSS -- yes. Netscape 4's DOM -
> now. MSIE4's
> DOM - no. The later two were never standards -- they were competing
> technologies, from which the DOM level 1 standard was born.
>
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