Posted by Neredbojias on 05/30/06 02:08

To further the education of mankind, Randy Webb <HikksNotAtHome@aol.com>
vouchsafed:

> Neredbojias said the following on 5/29/2006 5:11 PM:
>> To further the education of mankind, Randy Webb
>> <HikksNotAtHome@aol.com> vouchsafed:
>>
>>> User1: Uses Mozilla 0.9.xxx where it is an outdated Mozilla
>>> User2: Uses Netscape 4
>>>
>>> User1 gets told to update to the latest Mozilla/Firefox
>>> User2 gets the benefit of the doubt and is presumed to not have a
>>> choice?
>>>
>>> What category encompasses the "users who have no choice"?
>>
>> Users in establishments like a library or in the workplace who can
>> only use what a possibly-less-than-interested provider offers.
>
> I have read so many places that people might not have a choice that it
> makes me tired of reading them. Most of them are from server side
> programmers that are scared of client side technologies endangering
> there jobs though.

Yep, I know what you mean. I feel the same way about the anti-porn
propaganda which is mostly promulgated by ersatz religious ayatollahs in
fear of losing their acolytes' contributions (-and possible private
services within those cults which are so enlightened.) Hey, women want it,
anyway, so let's do it to them!

--
Neredbojias
Infinity has its limits.

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