[plug] National Bank against open source

[tcleary2 at csc.com.au]

>My questions will be:
>
> * why doesn't NAB support *any* auditable web browsers?
>
> * why does NAB support only one operating system (OS X) for which
>there are no extant compatible viruses or worms, and no secure
>operating systems on ordinary PC hardware?
> * since Netscape 6.2 and 7.0 are largely Open Source (sharing
>something like 99% of their code with Mozilla) and Mozilla
>manifestly works (see attached) under Linux, why does the IB
>website still tell me to go and get a different browser every
>month?

<conspiracy_theory>

Never underestimate the power of infuence.

How many Microsoft dollars would NAB be handling in Australia?

Enough to "de-list" OSS browsers?

</conspiracy_theory>

tom.
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