Re: +n- Flaw in IE

VK wrote:

> Robert wrote:
>> I have asked you a serious question, and this is not the reply I was
>> hoping for.
>> How can I possibly give a source for the non-existance of such a
>> standard?? You make the claim, so the burden of proof is on you.
>
> OK, here a couple of more claims:
> 1) Internet Explorer is up to date

Despite numerous patches for it released over the years, Internet Explorer 6
is still 5 years(!) behind current Web development now, and we are yet to
see if there is ever a public release (meaning a release for pre-XP OS
versions as well) of a version 7 that fixes the numerous design flaws, both
regarding application and system security, and Web standards, in version 6.
It certainly fails badly to qualify as being application software that sets
Web standards, even if

> is the most widely used browser.

Unfortunately, that appears to be still true. It is not only unfortunate
because it is from a monopolist in the operating systems market and is
Closed Source software, but also and particularly because it is such an
awfully bad example of software engineering.

> 2) CGI is the most widely used underlaying interchange format for HTTP

CGI is not an interchange format, it is an interface specification, the
Common Gateway Interface. The enclosing data interchange format used, if
you want to call it that, is HTTP itself.

> [...]
> I can give you a bunch of statements like this,

I am sure you can. However: By repeating false statements (over and over
again) they do not become more true. [psf 4.18]

PointedEars
Received on Tue Jan 17 17:14:05 2006