Comments on: Bringing standards to Microsoft http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/ Working together for standards Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bhenick http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57743 bhenick Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:17:46 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57743 Rob... Two of the leading lights at Opera were the ones who did the heaviest lifting on Acid2, notwithstanding the fact that their own production title doesn't pass (if I recall correctly). Several of our roster have a long history of activity with regard to Firefox development. ...And while no census has been taken, I imagine that OSX, BSD, and Linux uare likely the majority within WaSP when it comes to daily use and production. Finally, the “WaSP member” to whom you refer has since moved onto Emeritus status at her own request. So. In bed with whom, exactly? If anything, we're in a proverbial cuddle puddle with a whole bunch of vendors, and in my opinion that’s how it <em>ought</em> to be, unless and until that does net damage to the accomplishment of WaSP’s mission. Rob…

Two of the leading lights at Opera were the ones who did the heaviest lifting on Acid2, notwithstanding the fact that their own production title doesn’t pass (if I recall correctly).

Several of our roster have a long history of activity with regard to Firefox development.

…And while no census has been taken, I imagine that OSX, BSD, and Linux uare likely the majority within WaSP when it comes to daily use and production.

Finally, the “WaSP member” to whom you refer has since moved onto Emeritus status at her own request.

So.

In bed with whom, exactly?

If anything, we’re in a proverbial cuddle puddle with a whole bunch of vendors, and in my opinion that’s how it ought to be, unless and until that does net damage to the accomplishment of WaSP’s mission.

]]> By: Rob http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57734 Rob Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:04:52 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57734 So now there's a regular update from Microsoft and a WASP member now works for Microsoft and there are regular reports about Microsoft and when was the last time you did anything equivalent with Mozilla or Opera or any other browser and please tell me again that you aren't in bed with Microsoft. You are like Microsoft. You deny, deny, deny any involvement and act incredulous that anyone would insinuate such a thing yet.....here we are. So now there’s a regular update from Microsoft and a WASP member now works for Microsoft and there are regular reports about Microsoft and when was the last time you did anything equivalent with Mozilla or Opera or any other browser and please tell me again that you aren’t in bed with Microsoft.

You are like Microsoft. You deny, deny, deny any involvement and act incredulous that anyone would insinuate such a thing yet…..here we are.

]]> By: Michael http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57708 Michael Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:31:29 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57708 Putting similar policies and processes in place for any design and development environment, large or small, would be a monumental step forward for not only the cause of Web standards, but improving the quality of the Web itself. Putting similar policies and processes in place for any design and development environment, large or small, would be a monumental step forward for not only the cause of Web standards, but improving the quality of the Web itself.

]]> By: Dominic Shiells http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57695 Dominic Shiells Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:35:34 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57695 Its like trying to build Rome out of lego without any bricks or like the Isralites trying to build Egypt without any Straw Molly is trying Mission Impossible. Hopefully she will succed and IE will be a Web Standard Wonder Its like trying to build Rome out of lego without any bricks or like the Isralites trying to build Egypt without any Straw
Molly is trying Mission Impossible.

Hopefully she will succed and IE will be a Web Standard Wonder

]]> By: Hawaii Web Designer http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57612 Hawaii Web Designer Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:54:27 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57612 Very Nice hope to see some improvements in how Microsoft deals with its standards based web related products. wouldn't it be great if the new Web Expression coded in valid XHTML 1.1. Very Nice hope to see some improvements in how Microsoft deals with its standards based web related products. wouldn’t it be great if the new Web Expression coded in valid XHTML 1.1.

]]> By: pauldwaite http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57578 pauldwaite Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:13:53 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57578 > "essentially continuing what she was doing here at WaSP with the MS Task Force" I know! It's like Molly, please, get another string to your frickin' bow. Just kidding :) Molly will go down in history for this. > “essentially continuing what she was doing here at WaSP with the MS Task Force”

I know! It’s like Molly, please, get another string to your frickin’ bow.

Just kidding :) Molly will go down in history for this.

]]> By: runway airlines » Blog Archive » Bringing standards to Microsoft http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-57576 runway airlines » Blog Archive » Bringing standards to Microsoft Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:44:35 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/2007/04/02/bringing-standards-to-microsoft/#comment-57576 [...] Karen wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptToday’s update from Molly outlines what she’ll be doing in the capacity of standards evangelist within Microsoft. Having made the rounds and talked to people throughout the organization, she’s settled on the following hats to wear: … [...] [...] Karen wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptToday’s update from Molly outlines what she’ll be doing in the capacity of standards evangelist within Microsoft. Having made the rounds and talked to people throughout the organization, she’s settled on the following hats to wear: … [...]

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