On 20-Dec-2002/10:45 -0600, Ed Wilts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 11:22:23AM -0500, David Colburn wrote: >> That said, the immediate case of proprietary Web site coding and >> incompatible font collections seems to be pretty readily addressed. >> >> 1. Proprietary Web coding: When such a Web site is opened the RH user >> should receive a pop-up that labels the site defective and recommends an >> E-mail to the site Webmaster. An automatic E-mail to some central site >> that lists such defective Web sites and that dispatches a short list of >> recommendations to Webmasters to fix their sites should also be built >> in. [snip] >I haven't laughed so hard in quiet a while. You seem to be making the >assumption that the webmaster will actually fix the problem! In >many/most cases, the webmaster does not have the software necessary to >test different browsers, and many won't have the time. After all, IE is >so dominant that they can ignore the rest and not lose any sleep.
Webmasters might choose to ignore the issue. Managers might not. I try to send notes like this to sales, marketing or other non-IT folks who have an interest in potential customers being able to use the site. I point out that Netscape and Mozilla are available for Windows and are easily installed. If the incompatibiluity caused me to buy from another vendor, I make sure to mention that too. Lost sales are not a big issue for Webmasters, but they are a big deal to line of business types. It's no guaruntee of action, but you have to start somewhere. Tony -- Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]%3E> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
