[K12OSN] OT: Required use of IE by State DOE
Huck
dhuckaby at paasda.org
Thu Mar 15 16:38:02 UTC 2007
Not sure if this will help you or not..
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Internet_Explorer_6_SP1
I realize this particular is maybe Gentoo specific but I know it works
on Ubuntu and Debian machines, I haven't tried in an LTSP environment.
--Huck
David Hopkins wrote:
> All,
>
> This is off-topic, but apparently the DOE for Delaware is developing
> software (paying for the development) which will require the use of IE
> in order to be used. When asked why, the response is typically of the
> form 'because that is what we want'. Now, this is going to impact the
> use of K12LTSP (or the adoption of anything that is not MS-centric).
> So, has anyone come up with a legal requirement that would make
> requiring the use of a specific browser by a specific vendor on the
> vendor's hardware illegal? I don't see how Section 508 can be used to
> get around this, but perhaps someone on the list knows something.
> Delaware is a very very very MS-centric approach to IT. In fact, the
> Delaware CIO boasts about the close ties of Delaware and MS. He was
> formally the Verizon lobbyist to the state.
>
> We are a small enough state (2 degrees of separation for most people)
> that if there is something questionable about the proposed approach, it
> can be changed but only with really good reasons.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dave Hopkins
>
>
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