[WEB4LIB] RE: Mozilla 1.1 released

[Raymond Wood]

On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 12:39:32PM -0700, Thomas Dowling remarked:

> At 02:34 PM 8/28/2002, Karen G. Schneider wrote:
> 
> >O.k., I'll be "Charlie McCarthy" to Tom's "Edgar Bergen" and
> >ask...  "Say, Tom, why SHOULD all web developers use this
> >browser frequently?"

> And you could hardly see my lips move!
> 
> Reasons that I can bat off: this is now the state-of-the-art
> browser, and developers should always have access to the
> cutting edge.  As a standards-compliant browser, it makes it
> more obvious what proprietary hacks you've been relying on,
> and encourages you to explore standards-based alternatives.
> It allows you to look ahead at emerging technologies like a
> standardized DOM, MathML, robust Unicode support and font
> handling, or even mid-90's vintage HTML and CSS (we can debate
> which technologies are truly "emerging" and which have been
> sidetracked by poor client support).
> 
> Plus, once you turn off unrequested pop-ups and block image
> from a handful of banner ad vendors, you can actually use a
> lot of web sites.  :->
> 
> 
> Thomas Dowling

Well said Thomas - your words on this issue are much more
eloquent than the thoughts rambling around my own head at the
moment.

Cheers,
Raymond