Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy


Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: DFS
Date: 12/16/2007 11:14:10 PM
Today's markup validation results (compared to errors Feb 2007 and Sep 2006) http://validator.w3.org/ www.linuxsecurity.com/ fails w/ 424 errors (356, 356) www.redhat.com fails w/ 3 errors (15, 18) www.kernel.org passed validation (passed, passed) www.ubuntu.com fails w/ 84 errors (20, 23) www.osdl.org fails w/ 10 errors (passed, 38) www.distrowatch.com fails w/ 1566 errors (940, 928) www.microsoft.com fails w/ 32 errors (24, 2) New tests www.gnu.org passed validation www.fsf.org fails w/ 11 errors www.slated.org/ ([H]omer The [H]ypocrite's site) failed w/ 29 errors www.schestowitz.com (lying spamming idiot's site) passed w/ 2 warnings www.websterscafe.com (Handover Phist's site) failed w/ 30 errors www.open4success.org (Rex Ballard's site) failed w/ 146 errors www.linetec.nl (Richard Rasker's site) failed w/ 22 errors www.glaci.com (Thad's site) failed w/ 3 errors There you have it - whines about MS breaking standards, but Linux bozos aren't taking care of their own bizness...

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: thad05@tux.glaci.delete-this.com
Date: 12/17/2007 3:22:05 PM
Richard Rasker <spamtrap@linetec.nl> wrote: > > Ah, thanks for the heads-up -- I fixed the errors, and now the main page is > OK. Still working on cleaning up the other pages though (I'd planned to do > this for some time already, but now is as good as any time -- and there's a > major overhaul in the pipeline for the complete site, but that'll take a > little longer ...). > > Richard Rasker Ack, my main page has been in 'under construction' mode for months now. As buried as I am in consulting work I guess it hasn't hurt business any. Thad -- Yeah, I drank the Open Source cool-aid... Unlike the other brand, it had all the ingredients on the label.

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: DFS
Date: 12/18/2007 10:38:30 AM
Richard Rasker wrote: > You forgot one: > > http://www.angelfire.com/linux/dfs0/ failed w/ 3 errors Talk to angelfire. Plus I don't rail on about MS 'breaking standards' - because they haven't.

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: Linonut
Date: 12/18/2007 11:55:13 AM
* DFS fired off this tart reply: > Richard Rasker wrote: > >> You forgot one: >> >> http://www.angelfire.com/linux/dfs0/ failed w/ 3 errors > > Talk to angelfire. Plus I don't rail on about MS 'breaking standards' - > because they haven't. Oh. My. God. Even Netscape broke HTML standards. -- Tux rox!

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: Handover Phist
Date: 12/20/2007 4:01:20 PM
DFS : > www.websterscafe.com (Handover Phist's site) failed w/ 30 errors To be fair, I checked the errors and every last one is mine and not that of the dev team that put the CMS together. -- Fine day for friends. So-so day for you. www.websterscafe.com

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: DFS
Date: 12/16/2007 11:14:10 PM
Today's markup validation results (compared to errors Feb 2007 and Sep 2006) http://validator.w3.org/ www.linuxsecurity.com/ fails w/ 424 errors (356, 356) www.redhat.com fails w/ 3 errors (15, 18) www.kernel.org passed validation (passed, passed) www.ubuntu.com fails w/ 84 errors (20, 23) www.osdl.org fails w/ 10 errors (passed, 38) www.distrowatch.com fails w/ 1566 errors (940, 928) www.microsoft.com fails w/ 32 errors (24, 2) New tests www.gnu.org passed validation www.fsf.org fails w/ 11 errors www.slated.org/ ([H]omer The [H]ypocrite's site) failed w/ 29 errors www.schestowitz.com (lying spamming idiot's site) passed w/ 2 warnings www.websterscafe.com (Handover Phist's site) failed w/ 30 errors www.open4success.org (Rex Ballard's site) failed w/ 146 errors www.linetec.nl (Richard Rasker's site) failed w/ 22 errors www.glaci.com (Thad's site) failed w/ 3 errors There you have it - whines about MS breaking standards, but Linux bozos aren't taking care of their own bizness...

Subject: Linux/OSS hypocrites: poor adherence to web markup standards
From: thad05@tux.glaci.delete-this.com
Date: 12/17/2007 3:22:05 PM
Richard Rasker <spamtrap@linetec.nl> wrote: > > Ah, thanks for the heads-up -- I fixed the errors, and now the main page is > OK. Still working on cleaning up the other pages though (I'd planned to do > this for some time already, but now is as good as any time -- and there's a > major overhaul in the pipeline for the complete site, but that'll take a > little longer ...). > > Richard Rasker Ack, my main page has been in 'under construction' mode for months now. As buried as I am in consulting work I guess it hasn't hurt business any. Thad -- Yeah, I drank the Open Source cool-aid... Unlike the other brand, it had all the ingredients on the label.