Basically, XHTML is a lot more regular and strict in what is allowed than HTML, so mistakes can more easily be found by automated parsers (e.g. browsers), and can be whined about. HTML is very lax in this respect, so when a browser encounters an error, it generally tries to work around it. This means that different browsers can render the same page different ways.
Additionally, XHTML forces content to be separate from style, unlike HTML. In a nutshell, this enables web developers to easily apply a uniform style across a website, and doesn't allow them to fall into the trap of redefining a standard appearance for each page.
I think the way the W3C are going to try and go about it means that they'll gradually upgrade HTML so that there will eventually be a clear and simple transition path to XHTML, and therefore more websites will make the jump into the land of order.
Counter-Strike: Source because I can share the fun with my friends with a variety of different mods available (such as zombie and gun game) as well as the normal gameplay.
Freeciv because I really do need to get to the space age sometime.
I can't see why they should have to give details out. If you want to find out what's in the browser, download a nightly build, or one of the milestone nightlies, as suggested by parent.
I think the true point of running the competition was to incite some interest in Slashdot again, and try to regain readers from sites such as Digg. I might be being a bit blunt, but that's just my take on it.;-)
I was an OSS newbie only a few years back, and I'm still entering new communities, but I don't think I've ever encountered such rudeness.
I'm not sure if the article is wholly accurate or not, but all the people I've met have been nice and helpful. One thing which is lacking however, is documentation. There aren't many helpful "go here for help with _this_" notices, especially around IRC channels or with the larger software projects.
Everybody has bad days, and if it weren't for the fact they're paid and would be out of a job otherwise, support employees from software companies such as Microsoft and Apple would probably yell at users regularly. The problem is that most users do not look at the documentation, and I think this is a problem on both sides: the users need to stop running to mummy for help, and the software projects need to make better and more readily-available help.
One organisation I think is very good at helping newbies is Mozilla. The patience of some of the guys in IRC and on usenet astounds me, especially when pestered with repeat questions and accusations such as "FierFox is rubish because its got huge memmory leaks!1!".
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd"> < html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> <head>
<title>I won't run on IE. I'm amazing:)</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=iso-8859-1"/>
<meta name="author" content="Philip Withnall"/>
<script src="randomfoobar.js" type="text/javascript"/>
<!--The magic bit is the XML-compliant ending on the <script> tag. IE dies when it encounters this...--> </head> <body> </body> </html>
Actually, it isn't that expensive: I've just bought a nice Gigabyte motherboard/dual-GPU graphics card bundle off eBuyer. The whole thing only cost £330 (including VAT). That's for an nForce4 SATA RAID SLI motherboard (GA-K8NXP-SLI), plus a dual-GPU SLI graphics card (GV-3D1).
...especially the newer, more powerful, 2-slot (or even 3-slot) graphics cards. They are factory-equipped with a cheap and noisy fan, and it is best to replace them ASAP.
How do you feel about the fact that almost all of the internet is run by free software? Do you think that Microsoft products will ever make a serious impact in this Open-Source domain? (excuse the pun:P)
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Basically, XHTML is a lot more regular and strict in what is allowed than HTML, so mistakes can more easily be found by automated parsers (e.g. browsers), and can be whined about. HTML is very lax in this respect, so when a browser encounters an error, it generally tries to work around it. This means that different browsers can render the same page different ways.
Additionally, XHTML forces content to be separate from style, unlike HTML. In a nutshell, this enables web developers to easily apply a uniform style across a website, and doesn't allow them to fall into the trap of redefining a standard appearance for each page.
I think the way the W3C are going to try and go about it means that they'll gradually upgrade HTML so that there will eventually be a clear and simple transition path to XHTML, and therefore more websites will make the jump into the land of order.
Counter-Strike: Source because I can share the fun with my friends with a variety of different mods available (such as zombie and gun game) as well as the normal gameplay.
Freeciv because I really do need to get to the space age sometime.
Mahjongg because it's quite calm and soothing.
I can't see why they should have to give details out. If you want to find out what's in the browser, download a nightly build, or one of the milestone nightlies, as suggested by parent.
Please stop using "it's/it is" for "it has".
He Man, Master of the Universe controls the Internet!
I think the true point of running the competition was to incite some interest in Slashdot again, and try to regain readers from sites such as Digg. I might be being a bit blunt, but that's just my take on it. ;-)
:-)
That said, the redesigns do look nice.
I was an OSS newbie only a few years back, and I'm still entering new communities, but I don't think I've ever encountered such rudeness. I'm not sure if the article is wholly accurate or not, but all the people I've met have been nice and helpful. One thing which is lacking however, is documentation. There aren't many helpful "go here for help with _this_" notices, especially around IRC channels or with the larger software projects. Everybody has bad days, and if it weren't for the fact they're paid and would be out of a job otherwise, support employees from software companies such as Microsoft and Apple would probably yell at users regularly. The problem is that most users do not look at the documentation, and I think this is a problem on both sides: the users need to stop running to mummy for help, and the software projects need to make better and more readily-available help. One organisation I think is very good at helping newbies is Mozilla. The patience of some of the guys in IRC and on usenet astounds me, especially when pestered with repeat questions and accusations such as "FierFox is rubish because its got huge memmory leaks!1!".
...this means they'll start teaching about the Flying Spaghetti Monster. :D
...sound ridiculous to me. Compulsory smoking? Yuk!
You must be new here.
My site has just about 100% of visitors using Firefox.
The fact that it hosts the only decent thing I have to offer (my Firefox theme) is a completely different matter.
Completely unrelated...
Oh, it's much easier than that. ;)
< html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> :)</title> /> /> />
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<head>
<title>I won't run on IE. I'm amazing
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=iso-8859-1"
<meta name="author" content="Philip Withnall"
<script src="randomfoobar.js" type="text/javascript"
<!--The magic bit is the XML-compliant ending on the <script> tag. IE dies when it encounters this...-->
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
Actually, it isn't that expensive: I've just bought a nice Gigabyte motherboard/dual-GPU graphics card bundle off eBuyer. The whole thing only cost £330 (including VAT). That's for an nForce4 SATA RAID SLI motherboard (GA-K8NXP-SLI), plus a dual-GPU SLI graphics card (GV-3D1).
;-)
And no, I've never won the lottery.
...especially the newer, more powerful, 2-slot (or even 3-slot) graphics cards. They are factory-equipped with a cheap and noisy fan, and it is best to replace them ASAP.
How do you feel about the fact that almost all of the internet is run by free software? Do you think that Microsoft products will ever make a serious impact in this Open-Source domain? (excuse the pun :P)