[buug] Re: [Buug-admin] FREE Pass to LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

C. Sullivan feedle at feedle.com
Wed Apr 3 12:34:52 PST 2002


On Tuesday 02 April 2002 08:39, you wrote:
> Dear Linux User Group Member,
>
> As a Linux User Group Member, we recognize your loyalty, commitment and
> dedication to the Linux community and LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.  Your
> membership entitles you to a FREE EXHIBITS PASS if you register by May 1st,
> 2002.  After that date, you will receive a 50% discount off of the Exhibit
> Hall admittance.  Take advantage of this exclusive FREE offer and register
> today!
>
> SPECIAL PRIORITY CODE: LUGS
> http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/reg

First off, thanks for bringing this to our attention.  I've posted this to 
the main mailing list so our membership can take advantage of this.

However, there's a slight problem.  For whatever reason, your registration 
process does not support what has, by in large, become the defacto browser on 
many Linux platforms: Konqureror.  In fact, if you go to the registration 
screen using the Konqueror browser, you are greeted with a message that 
indicates that the reason Konqueror isn't supported is because of a 
JavaScript bug in the browser.  While I won't debate whether or not there is 
such a bug, this seems at best to be unprofessional and needlessly exclusive 
of those who might not want to run mozilla (because they don't agree to 
Netscape's Public License) or opera.

Maybe if your webmaster spent a few minutes submitting a bug report to the 
Konqueror developers instead of figuring out how to thwart users of Konqeror 
from registering, the "bug" he sees in their JavaScript engine might be 
corrected.  After all, that's what Open Source is supposed to be about, 
anyway.

Thank you for bringing this opportunity to attend LinuxWorld to our attention.

-Chris Sullivan





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