Re: [OFFTOPIC] Stupid browser flamewar

Jes Sorensen (Jes.Sorensen@cern.ch)
10 Aug 1998 09:58:59 +0200


>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk> writes:

Alex> On Sun, 9 Aug 1998 llornkcor@llornkcor.com wrote:
>> Can we stop this silly feud? It takes ALL kinds of people and
>> browsers
Alex> [ snip ]
>> using, and stop insulting the intelligence, and choices, of other
>> people.

Alex> Thank you, whilst I do appreciate constructive criticism, I will
Alex> NOT tolerate people levelling insults at me, over this. I'm not
Alex> going to change my mind until people starts being nicer and
Alex> putting forward constructive criticism instead of calling me an
Alex> "asshole", with an "one brain cell" to quote two people in this
Alex> mailing list. That definitely doesn't achieve anything except
Alex> piss me off big time, and especially when I've put a lot of work
Alex> into this HOWTO-framebuffer (which _does_ work on a text
Alex> browser) and this is what I get, a slap in my face.

Whats insulting is that message your pages prints when people try to
access the pages with a non-frames browser.

I'd say you got two options: 1) make your pages stop printing that
crap or 2) stop doing the HOWTO (a HOWTO on a frames-only page is
useless).

Just a side note, most of the frame buffer code comes from the m68k
port, however many m68k people do no run X because their boxes are too
slow and besides that there is no official Netscape (nor M$ Internet
Exploiter - fortunately) port for it. The only thing I know of that
will be able to view your pages is Mozilla with Lesstif .....

Jes

PS: This of course doesn't have anything to do with the fact that
frames are a 43$@#$#@ pain in the a**.

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