Comments on: BBC: Internet Explorer Security Alert

By: The Open Sourcerer » OOXML Fataly Flawed?

The Open Sourcerer » OOXML Fataly Flawed? — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:40:58 +0000

[...] the last few scant months, there have been several major and very serious security flaws and attack opportunities with [...]

By: The Open Sourcerer » And again…

The Open Sourcerer » And again… — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:50:16 +0000

[...] again… Here’s yet another story of yet another Microsoft hole being exploited. This time it’s in their SQL Server product. Seems like there are more [...]

By: The Open Sourcerer » Microsoft Holes Exploited Again

The Open Sourcerer » Microsoft Holes Exploited Again — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:02:14 +0000

[...] Holes Exploited Again As if the last security hole in Internet Explorer was not enough, here’s yet another reason to drop Microsoft Software. [...]

By: Alan Lord

Alan Lord — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:08:32 +0000

Hi Martyn,

This gets my goat too. Our bank, HSBC, used to be IE only but for some time now it has been fine with FF on Linux. My biggest gripe is with ParcelForce. I can’t do any consignment shipping in anything other than IE. I have written to them several times and not even had the courtesy of a reply…

In a funny way though, IE is good for me. I do quite a lot of work (especially on Joomla!) for web/graphic design houses to make their sites work properly in it! Especially IE6; that really is a terrible browser.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:01:44 +0000

We have a problem here at work as many of our customers insist we use intranet based systems for technical and commercial interaction which only work with IE. I’ve been complaining to them about this for at least two years with little or no success.

This includes our bank – their internet based system is borked on anything other than IE.

I fired off a load of emails (again) yesterday but don’t hold out much hope of change in the short term.

By: jimcooncat

jimcooncat — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:10:42 +0000

Would love to be able to just give them one link to one download. Andlinux.org has a great start on the right idea, but it would need a chunk more of the old Ubuntu love to be a real solution for migrating Windows users:

1. Import Wizards for Thunderbird and FF bookmarks from the Windows apps.
2. A lot of file system fixes that would make it simple for the Ubuntu apps to help users make the transition from drive letters (C:\) to FHS(/home).
3. Dedicated, automatic IRC channel for migration help. I know you’ll all be there
4. Post-weaning script to move system completely to dedicated Ubuntu hard drive partitions.

While it’s hard for some of us old timers to imagine, the normal Windows users need that much more handholding, and those at work that have the go-ahead to migrate can’t ditch all their Windows apps so quickly, or take a lot of time doing migration work. This wouldn’t be a small project, yet it would go far to reduce the numbers impacted by Bug #1.

By: Hector A. Henry S.

Hector A. Henry S. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:47:18 +0000

Bad news for all doze Explorer lovers if there any :d