Re: LYNX-DEV helping users get lynx upgraded (was Re: diffs, ISPs, et al.)

[jdashiel]

I can guarrantee you, there are newspapers who would love to get their
teeth into a story like that.  Remember the internet is viewed as
competition to
much of the newspaper publishing industry and although the end
result probably wouldn't end up helping the handicapped,
it would make life interesting for the I.S.P. when the Department Of
Justice
got a copy of that article.
On
Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Alan Cox wrote:

> > 3) that equal access is the law; that, if an ISP offers shell accounts,
> > then its failure to provide users with a text-based alternative that allows
> > them access to the web on a par with graphical browsers is a blatant and
> > untenable violation of the A.D.A.
> 
> If you try that they'll just delete it and make it no access for all. Thats
> even quicker and teaches annoying law quoters to go away. Sorry but thats
> life. 
> 
> > handicapped-accessible without being in violation of the law, can you?
> > why, then, should ISPs be allowed to flagrantly violate the A.D.A by
> > neglecting their shell utilities?
> 
> I see any no doubt you've asked microsoft to ship an equivalent free
> text only browser with windows95 in the USA ?
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
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