[ubuntu-my] Govt Portals that are inaccessible/incompatible with FOSS

Eric Yeoh msiantuxlover at gmail.com
Mon Apr 12 01:47:12 BST 2010


That is true. However, lack of manpower is our bane.

Eric

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Wan M Fahmi Wan Azmi
<wanfahmi at gmail.com> wrote:
> I guess, Run the websites thru W3C validator.
> Non compliant websites should be fixed.
> Not a guarantee it will work on all browsers, but, you'll get close.
>
> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 15:18, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm....I think the main concern is on whether it will run on FOSS
>> desktops. Since neither Mac nor Safari is FOSS, there is no immediate
>> need to test on those platforms.
>>
>> Thanks...
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:08 PM, starconsultancy
>> <f.van.der.star at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Eric,
>> >
>> > I can test the websites on a mac. My son has a mac.
>> >
>> > if you can give me a few. i will check.
>> >
>> > Regards.
>> > Frans
>> >
>> > On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:29 AM, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Frans,
>> >>
>> >> There will be a meeting held later that Madam Tan will bring up the
>> >> issues of Malaysian Government not able to view using any other
>> >> browser than Internet Explorer.
>> >>
>> >> The Malaysian Government is quite serious in making their web portals
>> >> accessible and usable on all platforms.
>> >>
>> >> However since I do not  have a Mac, I cannot test using Safari.
>> >>
>> >> Eric
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:08 PM, starconsultancy
>> >> <f.van.der.star at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Hi Eric,
>> >> >
>> >> > What is exactly you are asking??
>> >> >
>> >> > Most of the websites I opened from Government I got on my screen.
>> >> >
>> >> > It concerns Economic Planning Unit; only that info was out of date.
>> >> >
>> >> > And Housing Tribunal that worked okay.
>> >> >
>> >> > Greetings
>> >> > Frans
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Eric Yeoh <msiantuxlover at gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dear all,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> We at OSCC MAMPU are trying to compile a list of Govt websites that
>> >> >> doesn't support (well) any non-Windows browser and platforms.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> There is a plan to present our findings in a higher up pow-wow
>> >> >> session.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would like your assistance in helping us in ensuring that the
>> >> >> Malaysian Government portals are not workable on one platform only.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> May the open standards flourish....
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Live Long and Prosper....
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Eric
>> >> >>
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