Requiring visitors to have any particular browser before allowing them to see anything is really, really, a broken philosophy (just as bad as MS requiring to have MSIE to view their sites). But, sadly, it seems to be an increasing trend. What can we do?
Here's some background information in response to a few the posted questions: Internet2 is basically a research and development consortium of over 140 universities, about 50 companies and over 2 dozen affiliated organizations. Abilene is a national backbone network that members of Internet2 can use to develop advanced applications and network capabilities like QoS and multicast. As several folks have noted, the idea is not to replace the current Internet, but to develop technology that can migrate there. For the latest information on Internet2 and links to the Abilene Website see: www.internet2.edu . (truth in advertising: posted by Greg Wood, Internet2)
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Requiring visitors to have any particular browser before allowing them to see anything is really, really, a broken philosophy (just as bad as MS requiring to have MSIE to view their sites). But, sadly, it seems to be an increasing trend. What can we do?
Here's some background information in response to a few the posted questions: Internet2 is basically a research and development consortium of over 140 universities, about 50 companies and over 2 dozen affiliated organizations. Abilene is a national backbone network that members of Internet2 can use to develop advanced applications and network capabilities like QoS and multicast. As several folks have noted, the idea is not to replace the current Internet, but to develop technology that can migrate there. For the latest information on Internet2 and links to the Abilene Website see: www.internet2.edu . (truth in advertising: posted by Greg Wood, Internet2)