[thelist] Tip o'the day (x2)

aardvark roselli at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 19 10:48:54 CST 2001


> From: Jake Stetser <jake.stetser at headhunter.net>
> 
> I agree with you here, but you'd be surprised at how many people will use
> this as an argument not to make a "break with the past" and go with web
> standards (because of a mistaken belief that they have to shut out users)
> while at the same time coding their IE for Windows sites and asking why they
> really need to support Mac users and Netscape users, because their duty is
> to serve the economic interest of their employers/clients and "Mac users and
> Netscum users are almost non-existent."

heh... i've been reading the threads on ALA... a *lot* of people see 
it that way... a lot of others don't, thankfully...

> As I noted in my other post on this topic, I believe that standards can be
> achieved without shutting out users if one is willing to let people see a
> less than "beautiful" site.

agreed... you been to evolt.org in NN3 lately?  i kinda think i like it 
better... weird...




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