US copyright office thinking of going partially IE only

[mobrien_12]

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5827627.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed

The office, a division of the Library of Congress, invited comments through Aug. 22 on an upcoming Web service for prospective copyright owners that may launch with support for only limited browsers.

"At this point in the process of developing the Copyright Office's system for online preregistration, it is not entirely clear whether the system will be compatible with Web browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.1 and higher," the office said in its notice. "In order to ensure that preregistration can be implemented in a smoothly functioning and timely manner, the office now seeks comments that will assist it in determining whether any eligible parties will be prevented from preregistering a claim due to browser requirements of the preregistration system."

The copyright  office would like to have comments on this.  
You can find out how to submit your comments by reading their docket.

They say they will eventually support other browsers eventually, but never opera or safari, because the software vendor doesn't see the demand.  Of course... if they wrote it to STANDARDS in the first place....

[Lead Head]

Well that stinks, MS must be lovin though. I am not going to ocomment because i do not feel like mailling something, I wish they had e-mail comments

[xyle_one]

Well that stinks, MS must be lovin though. I am not going to ocomment because i do not feel like mailling something, I wish they had e-mail comments

Then you musn't really dislike microsoft. If you aren't actually willing to exert more than the most basic of eneriges towards something, how can you even pretend that it actually matters to you?

[Lead Head]

I'll mess something up and send it to the wrong person thats why

[xyle_one]

Keep telling yourself that buddy...

[hm_murdock]

Yes, mess up writing the address they give you, and putting a stamp on it! How do you use a computer?

[xyle_one]

He uses windows...

[Jenda]

xyle_one: I acknowledge that you are senior to me in terms of MES, but let me express the opinion that you are very intolerant to other users. Please let others have their own opinion/approach without having to indure your sharp insults, like the one above.

[xyle_one]

xyle_one: I acknowledge that you are senior to me in terms of MES, but let me express the opinion that you are very intolerant to other users. Please let others have their own opinion/approach without having to indure your sharp insults, like the one above.

You forgot, "Jaded" senior member.

[KernelPanic]

Do 'partially' and 'only' fit in the same sentence?


Anyhow, people who work in the Patent Office are whores.
Fuck 'em.

[Jenda]

Jaded?

[xyle_one]

Jaded?

Yep.

[Orethrius]

Yep.

So you've become a useless horse then?

[xyle_one]

Don't forget broken down

[worker201]

Safari and Firefox are just forks of the Mozilla project, so once one works, they will all probably work.

On the subject, does anybody know (or guess) what the market share for the browsers is?  Firefox and Linux are getting really popular, but have they made any signifigant progress?  Or is IE still the unopposed champ?