[Ham-Mac] Re: FCC Discrimination Against Mac Users

[Chris Smolinski]

Richard Fall wrote:
> 
> 
>       I did some review of the HTML code written for the FCC web pages
> that are giving Mac users problems, and here's what I think:
> 
>       The problem is NOT with the MacOS in any way, shape or form.  The
> problem is that the FCC has CHOSEN to write a Java applet that works
> only in browsers running on Windows systems.  

The USPS site (to pay/print shipping labels online) is similar. You need
to be running Windows to use it. 

>       I'm sufficiently cynical about the possibility of changing the
> FCC's mind about this that I probably won't try to start the complaining
> process, but if someone else wants to give it a try, I'll join in....

You're attacking the problem from the wrong end. Government agencies
will ignore you. You need to get the guys who control the purse strings
to do your dirty work for you.

Surely out of the 535 congress critters, one of them uses a Mac, and
could be persuaded to open a hearing on this? I'm sure we'd all love to
see someone in the hotseat answering questions on why the government is
paying big bucks for sloppy code. Add a few disabled veterans to the
hearing, explaining how they can't access the website, for good measure.

73
Chris