[NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?

[Steve Jackson]

It may be a religious war when making purely emotional statements, but I am
interested in discussing factual information regarding the capabilities of
two competing (sort of) software applications.  Maybe Shipman could persuade
me to start using Netscape by informing me of some feature/capability that I
am unaware of.  Let's not turn this into 'playground fighting,' or a vehicle
for personal attacks.  Let's keep it pro.

I feel like this relates somewhat to the discussion of Linux vs Windows (an
argument that has heated advocates on both sides).  If your only argument is
'Linux is better because Windows sux' (or Netscape is better because IE sux)
you'll get nowhere in trying to proliferate the use of Linux.  If you're not
open to hearing someone's point of view, how can you expect them to hear
your point of view?

Being passionate and showing emotion is good to a degree, but let's remember
that corporate America is (usually) persuaded by the bottom line (Linux is
cheaper, more stable, standards based, capable of integrating into
heterogeneous environments), rather than an emotional statement (Windows
sux!).

*stepping off soapbox*

Sorry if I've wasted list resources with this statement, but I want to see
Linux flourish.  I believe the only way to do is by proving that Linux is
better not trashing Windows.

Thanks
Jackson

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
Of MadHat
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 9:44 AM
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?


At 09:27 AM 5/17/2001 -0500, Steve Jackson wrote:
>Ok, how?

They both suck.

This is the same argument as Linux Vs BSD Vs Windows or emacs Vs vi or
Photoshop Vs Gimp or etc...  It is a religious war and not worth wasting
bandwidth and time over.  Each person is entitled to their own
opinions.  If you wish to discuss this, please take it off list.


>-----Original Message-----
>From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
>Of Daniel L. Shipman
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:16 AM
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?
>
>
>Let's not get into the browser conversation. Netscape is far far far
>superior.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Steve Jackson <sjackson at stratmarkcorp.com>
>To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 6:45 AM
>Subject: RE: [NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?
>
>
> > Why would you be so against putting IE on a Linux machine?  I would love
>to
> > have IE on my Linux box.  Standard extension issues aside, IE is a far
> > superior browser to Nutscrape.  It has much better support for DHTML,
> > Layers, etc.  Just my opinion.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On Behalf
> > Of Dennis Myhand
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 10:29 PM
> > To: discuss at ntlug.org
> > Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Internet Explorer?
> >
> >
> > Hi Rick:
> >
> > How they can tell is (they think) by the type of work you turn in.  If
it
>is
> > a
> > MS.doc document then they are certain you are complying with their rules
>and
> > not
> > doing something devious and un-American like using Star Office and
saving
> > your
> > work as a MS document.  I really hate to say it but this school of mine
>has
> > gone
> > totally MS in the last year.  The head of my department even refers to
>open
> > source as "the Linux bunch and their socialist business model."  It is
sad
> > when
> > we equate the freedom of the academic ideal to be considered nothing
more
> > than a
> > "socialist business model."
> >
> > I did look through the MS site today at work and found IE4 for Unix, and
a
> > Solaris IE5 listed on the site.  I have no intention of putting IE on my
> > Linux
> > box, nor on my Solaris 8 box.  It ain't gonna happen, I don't care if
they
> > do
> > find out I use Star Office and start knocking points off.  Thanks,
Dennis
>in
> > Waco
> >
> > Rick Cook wrote:
> >
> > > > (sadly), my school has embraced the darkside and become an all
>Microsoft
> > > > shop, to the extent of taking point off from students who do not use
>MS
> > > > products.  Thanks, Dennis in Waco
> > >
> > > Just out of curiousity, how can they tell what products you are using?
> > >
> > > Rick
> > > --
> > > rcook at ntlug.org
> > > rcook at hex.net
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