Re: Netscape Support for XSL - client vs server rant

[Warren Hedley <w dot hedley at auckland dot ac dot nz>]

Dan Morrison wrote:
>
> I'll go out on a limb here, and (to mix my metaphors) will probably be
> shot down in flames, but it could be said that the concentration we see
> on server-based solutions is not just making up for the dodgy support
> currently available in client browsers, but actually reactionary against
> the fact that the MS integrated model is actually a Good Thing [TM] and
> some folk are loathe to admit it.

Quite possibly. Of course, I would say that.

The problem for me is not just browser lock-in, but OS lock-in - I'm not
ready to let go of my sexy turquoise SGI box just yet. You might be
able to persuade people to upgrade or even change their browser, but
changing hardware is a little tricker.

I, for one, will wait for a Netscape/Mozilla that provides a stable
XML/XSL client implentation and is available on all 15-odd platforms
before I even consider moving XML off the server.
 
You can't seriously be sending Email at 2am on a Saturday morning?

-- 
Warren Hedley


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