Re: [libreoffice-users] There goes Open-Source in the White House

Hi :)
A lot of times it's just because they are ignorant about alternatives.  It's 
quite possible that the web-designer was not allowed to "write something 
sensible" they were probably told exactly what to write.  The decision-makers 
that decided what was to be written probably don't know any of the differences 
between a file-browser, web-browser, Word, IE or Ram.  


Regards from
Tom :)



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From: soumalya ray <drsoumalya@gmail.com>
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Sent: Sun, 7 August, 2011 9:48:31
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] There goes Open-Source in the White House

actually in india very few govt agency check their email,if any.
but you are right,they could have made it impossible

On 7 August 2011 13:46, Stan Goodman <stan.goodman@hashkedim.com> wrote:

> On 08/07/2011 06:05 AM, soumalya ray wrote:
>
> > not only US govt;even indian govt organisations forces users to use MS
> > product.though obviously US is a much bigger cat.
> > for example,during my post-graduate entrance exam form filling up,the site
> > (
> > www.aiimsexams.org) told me that only IE is allowed,nothing else.
> > so i used the useragent changer add-on in firefox and completed the
> > form!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > my question is simple-when firefox able to fill up the form with the
> > add-on,why are they forcing us to use IE?????i mailed them but nobody
> > replied.
>
> It could have been much worse. The designer of the form could just as well
> have used MS-specific coding that would have made it impossible to use any
> browser other than IE, thus insuring that only Windows users could be
> accepted into the post-graduate program while Linus users (members of a
> lower caste) would be excluded. Count your blessings.
>
> The reason nobody replied to you is that they think you are a crank or
> madman.
>
>
>
> --
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