Why not to whitelist operating system user agents
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#3The fun part in web dev is to make sure everything works on the 0.5% non mainstream browser/platforms.
Only supporting 99.5% is boring.
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#4Has this sort of thing been argued in court as an ADA issue? I could understand why using Linux might be considered legally a "choice", but if there's better ADA compliant tooling in Linux over windows, then a legal argument might just exist..
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#5Dude, all I know is that I was using chase for one of my businesses for 3 years, millions of dollars coming in via Intuit payments -- no problems, then I switched from Intuit for ACH to using Seamlesschex.com, and then after the first batch, they locked up my business bank account, and then after a few months talking to a call center in india, with the bank manager sitting there (there is nothing they can do when they automatically lock your account), the people in india saying they will "never" return the hundreds of thousands in the account they locked up, I filed a lawsuit against Chase in civil court the same day, and then a month later, the attorney representing the case mails me a check for the full amount they stole from the account. I understand risk, but this was months later, all ACH payments, and everyone knew they owed this money. My only regret was not charging them with theft/fraud and 3x the money back for damages. Bottom line -- don't use Chase for anything. They suck.
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#6Has this sort of thing been argued in court as an ADA issue? I could understand why using Linux might be considered legally a "choice", but if there's better ADA compliant tooling in Linux over windows, then a legal argument might just exist..
Unless one was to claim that Tux is their emotional support animal, I doubt it. Linux on the desktop has usability issues for able bodied people. I strongly doubt it has any edge on MacOS or Windows when it comes to accessibility.
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#7Has this sort of thing been argued in court as an ADA issue? I could understand why using Linux might be considered legally a "choice", but if there's better ADA compliant tooling in Linux over windows, then a legal argument might just exist..
It shouldn't be allowed to ban web access from all free operating systems ;)
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#8Has this sort of thing been argued in court as an ADA issue? I could understand why using Linux might be considered legally a "choice", but if there's better ADA compliant tooling in Linux over windows, then a legal argument might just exist..
Unless one was to claim that Tux is their emotional support animal, I doubt it. Linux on the desktop has usability issues for able bodied people. I strongly doubt it has any edge on MacOS or Windows when it comes to accessibility.
Sure, but usability issues aren't necessarily issues under ADA.
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#9Has this sort of thing been argued in court as an ADA issue? I could understand why using Linux might be considered legally a "choice", but if there's better ADA compliant tooling in Linux over windows, then a legal argument might just exist..
Unless one was to claim that Tux is their emotional support animal, I doubt it. Linux on the desktop has usability issues for able bodied people. I strongly doubt it has any edge on MacOS or Windows when it comes to accessibility.
For an ADA claim it shouldn't matter. You're usually not asked to demonstrate your disability.
There are people who only use Linux in textmode.
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#10The fun part in web dev is to make sure everything works on the 0.5% non mainstream browser/platforms. Only supporting 99.5% is boring.
A popup "your OS browser combination is not supported, some things may not work" is a much less nuclear option.