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IE8 to be friendlier that previous versions

  Date: Dec 26    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 405
  


this article
sheds some light on why some webpages don't work with Firefox if they are
written for IE7. This was back a few weeks ago when people posted web pages that
would not work with certain browsers, but would with IE.

http://www.abzone.be/Review001_p001

Basically M$ is urging developers to move away from IE7 standards to embrace IE8
standards because "older versions of IE use a layout engine that does not comply
fully with internet standards." Apparently IE8 is standards compliant. This is
the reason Opera went to court against M$ in Europe because M$'s lack of
compliance meant that Opera was at a competitive disadvantage because it
followed standards and would not render some web pages properly because IE was
not compliant and this is the browser of choice for most developers.

Now M$ has served notice that IE will not be the cause of future misbehvior
because it will comply with standards. That is not the whole story on why sites
don't work with Firefox and others, but it is good news for developers and users
alike that we are all working from the same standard.

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Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 26    

Very interesting site, thank you. I tested Xubuntu again (from the live CD)
and it worked fast, but was not very impressive. I could also configure that
damned PPPoE connection without problems. But Damn Small Linux is really
amazingly fast both on good and bad computers and although it has a complex
program for the PPPoE connection it does not have the option for this kind of
PPPoE from RDS. If it had that I would install it.
It is interesting that Knoppix simply reboots my PC at home at a certain
point, whereas it runs nicely on a far weaker PC at the office. Feather Linux, a
Knoppix derivative works everywhere. But also does not have the option for the
PPPoE from RDS.

Puppy Linux is also very very fast and it detects all disks and it can be run
and used as a file recovery tool on machines on which Slax Linux does not run
well.

I am very impressed by the Dillo browser, although it does not show much. I
generally prefer Mozilla.

 
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