Saswata Banerjee & Associates writes:
It is not always easy to stick to only free software for websites. For all we know, the server they use to host the site may be a commercial server which runs iis or something.
I don't think it's that difficult. When major sites like slashdot, yahoo etc. can run their complete sytems on FLOSS software, why not this magazine site. Commercial Server space is not that costly for a commercial enterprise. LAMP professionals are not that difficult to find nowadays. Perhaps the intent (to use FLOSS) is not there.
Also, the site is probably designed by commercial design firms, who may not have the ability to do it under free software systems. I doubt if any corporate will take a decision of changing their server and website design firms just because they work on proprietory software. In most cases, the users do not know the difference anyway.
Even commercial design firms use LAMP to code entire website with very good usability and looks. Many commercial design firms can use php-nuke/post-nuke and other variants to design websites.
What is more important is whether the design of the website supports non-propertory browsers like mozila, konquor, etc. If being a Linux
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magazine, it runs a website that only supports IE, then we all have a reason to fry (not just flame) them, otherwise, I dont think it is important enough.
Mozilla and Konqueror. And why not use clean HTML so that even people can use Opera. I do think that it is important. A magazine which is going all out to attract people and touting itself as a India's First GNU/Linux magazine should do and mean what it says.
Vinayak Hegde APGDST Student NCST-JUHU