Government ready for open source?

[jee]

Government initiative to move towards open source as cost cutting features have sadly backfired with the recently launched Election 2009 launch :

Our server detected that you are using a browser or operating system (e.g. Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome etc.) which is currently incompatible with our website. The current website is only compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer V4 (and upward) on the Windows operating system.

The website is under construction in order to rectify this.

http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=3107

Same is true in order to access some Gov websites - you can only do it from E!

[Mow]

They have designed their sites to use active x controls which restricts them to IE.

[DeathStrike]

yeah. cos there programmers sucks... i could code better sites in my sleep.

[RuadRauFlessa]

I mailed a link to the thread to some of the developers at Cipro Wanna see their responce.

[Frozenfireside]

Hey it's what you get for being lazy. surely the government can find one or two million rand lying around, some meant for ARVs or something, to enable other, much better, browsers to view the website?

Oh well.

[Siemens]

*** is a Microsoft Internet Explorer V4 ?

*Please mind your language - Ruad Rau Flessa*