From: Sam Varghese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:20:48 +1100
Subject: e-tax
As you are aware, e-tax was introduced as a mainstream option last year.
The lack of software for any other platform other than Windows has led
me to write to you.
I have begun some correspondence with th
Dear list,
> As you are aware, e-tax was introduced as a mainstream option last year.
> The lack of software for any other platform other than Windows has led
> me to write to you.
The ATO did not write the software but 'outsourced' it
> I have begun some correspondence with the tax office in a
Sam,
I've just re-found your email. Another very positive thing that Linux users
can do is to visit as many government websites as possible and shoot them
off an email if they experience problems. I was given some figures by the
Dept of Workplace Relations & Small Business on hits to the ABR site
"Perry, David J" wrote:
> I've just re-found your email. Another very positive thing that Linux users
> can do is to visit as many government websites as possible and shoot them
> off an email if they experience problems.
.
> Based on 315,000 visits these were the operating systems
> of the v
On Fri, 2002-05-17 at 16:57, Perry, David J wrote:
> I was given some figures by the
> Dept of Workplace Relations & Small Business on hits to the ABR site
> (http://www.abr.business.gov.au/(ohvqti55efjlsyuiaog4zbal)/WebProcessEngine.
> aspx) in Jan 2002.
> Obviously this website is very "busin
>Why can't a government IT person simply state that there are standards
>for HTML and Java and any government-created website should comply to
>those standards.
Take a look at jobs.nsw.gov.au - they "prefer" IE 5.x or Netscape... If you
call them with a problem, they deny that you can view the
On Fri, 17 May 2002 23:05, you wrote:
>
> > Obviously this website is very "businessy" and this survey may not be a
> > fair measure of the use of Linux, but it still makes it hard for a
> > government IT person to put together a business case to make their sites
> > Linux friendly.
>
> I visited
