Re: Ryoko's Cave now opens!


to tenchi@usagi.jrd.dec.com
from Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@ccs.neu.edu>
subject Re: Ryoko's Cave now opens!
date Mon, 10 Jul 1995 22:19:33 -0400
>>>>> "Lanzer" == Lanzer <deliu@unixg.ubc.ca> writes:

Lanzer> 	Just like the Sasami Shrine, Please have a browser that
Lanzer> supports HTML V3.0, which means you'll want Netscape 1.1, and
Lanzer> Mosaic users will see virtually nothing. (sorry)

Two problems with this:

1) HTML 3.0 is *NOT* an accepted standard, yet, so "requiring" it at
   this time is downright foolish. There is exactly *one* HTML 3.0
   compliant browser out there, and that's Arena, and it's nothing more
   than a testbed for HTML 3.0 and not a finished product. Not to
   mention that it's only available for some Unix systems.

2) When you "require Netscape" you effectively say, "well, you suck 'cuz
   you're not using this really cool browser". HTML is supposed to be
   portable. You, the HTML author, can't know what my browser is capable
   of doing, other than complying with the agreed upon standard. That
   standard right now is HTML 2.0, and every browser out there right now
   can parse it.

If you were "sorry" you would have thought first before restricting who
can effectively use your documents.

Lanzer> 	Don't forget to vote!

Why should I bother? I don't and won't use Netscape.

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