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Civil Service Syndrome
-- also known as CS Syndrome. The employees are not required to be stupid to be gov't employees, but just to follow the book, thus ensuring their longevity of employment. Sometime around 1960, the failed Vanguard rocket was nicknamed "Civil Servant" because "It won't work and you can't fire it."
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Gee, it's not like digging up a copy of IE is hard.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/05
Sweet!  tic swayback | 08/26/05
or the mac (NT)  DarthRidiculous | 08/26/05
Actually, you can get that here:  tic swayback | 08/26/05
It isn't supported anymore  Oscar_Goldman | 08/26/05
Who said Linux?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/05
A small percentage still counts...  tic swayback | 08/26/05
I don't have a Microsoft OS in my houw  Oscar_Goldman | 08/26/05
Really?  Otto_Delete | 08/26/05
RE: Who said Linux?  Linux Guy 1000 | 08/26/05
really?  doh123 | 08/26/05
RE: Who said Linux?  nightshade0143 | 08/26/05
Re: RE: Who said Linux?  none none | 08/26/05
Rubbish!!!! I do. (NT)  Zogg | 08/27/05
Beg pardon?  John L. Ries | 08/27/05
Linux Desktop  zztong | 08/29/05
I thought you were a Mac Addict!  osreinstall | 08/27/05
I am, but...  tic swayback | 08/28/05
While You're Up  DannyO_0x98 | 08/29/05
Not the point  DarthRidiculous | 08/26/05
Like it or not, IE is the "User Standard".  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/26/05
Better update those numbers  tic swayback | 08/26/05
Not quite 19%  Gungnir | 08/26/05
True  tic swayback | 08/26/05
IE, Official Browser of the Digital Clueless  Otto_Delete | 08/26/05
RE: IE, Official Browser of the Digital Clueless  nightshade0143 | 08/26/05
Doesn't AOL use IE as their browser? (nt)  tic swayback | 08/26/05
current AOL for OS X embeds Safari instead of IE!  dabruro | 08/28/05
Like it or not, iTunes/iPod is the "User (music) Standard"...  MacCanuck | 08/26/05
Put up or shut up  tic swayback | 08/26/05
RE: Like it or not, IE is the "User Standard".  Linux Guy 1000 | 08/26/05
Here I cleaned it up for you...  Linux User 147560 | 08/26/05
Sorry it is not objective!  osreinstall | 08/27/05
Nuh-uh.  tomythius | 08/27/05
You get to be kidding  wexwimpy@... | 08/28/05
Missed the Point  Gungnir | 08/26/05
It's about as difficult  jacarter3 | 08/26/05
Put this in the...  twriter | 08/26/05
Gee, it's not like writting to standards is hard.  DonnieBoy | 08/26/05
Not the point  CobraA1 | 08/28/05
Well duh!  gary.douglas@... | 08/29/05
Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen  tic swayback | 08/26/05
I think you are correct  Otto_Delete | 08/26/05
Now Where Did I Put That IE 3.0 For Sun Copy From 1997??  itanalyst | 08/26/05
Sent e-mail Copyright office  RicD_ | 08/26/05
Real reason  tic swayback | 08/26/05
Come to this century Tic - it won't hurt much!  Confused by religion | 08/26/05
My bad  tic swayback | 08/27/05
You need a new mail admin...  Confused by religion | 08/28/05
Yes we do  tic swayback | 08/29/05
SendMail  Rokstar83 | 08/28/05
I always wondered if it was true...  vdraken | 08/26/05
Now you know why the gov't cannot catch Osama bin Laden  osreinstall | 08/27/05
Isn't Firefox based on Netscape?  Arrg | 08/26/05
Try the other way around...  philaweb | 08/26/05
Creatives Use Macs  PXLated | 08/26/05
Not to mention scientists  tic swayback | 08/26/05
Proves what I said...  Mike Cox | 08/26/05
4.3  nucrash | 08/29/05
Here we go again  philaweb | 08/26/05
Ooops...  philaweb | 08/26/05
Yes, but...  tic swayback | 08/26/05
ActiveX - Microsoft Dangerzone  philaweb | 08/26/05
Dumb programmers, dumber managers  twriter | 08/26/05
Really Stupid!!  Ed_Meyers | 08/26/05
HELLO!?! Did anyone actually read the article?????  doh123 | 08/26/05
The point is they only need one version - written to standards.  DonnieBoy | 08/26/05
ActiveX Browser Plug-in  philaweb | 08/26/05
Ooops again...  philaweb | 08/26/05
Since when do we use tax dollars to help companies.  DonnieBoy | 08/26/05
Jaysus, Mary and Joseph!  Confused by religion | 08/26/05
Re: Jaysus, Mary and Joseph!  none none | 08/26/05
But Microsoft is the beneficiary  tic swayback | 08/27/05
Aw jee as if  jackie40d@... | 08/27/05
Talk about chutpah  waltharvey@... | 08/27/05
Better work on that Yiddish  tic swayback | 08/27/05
Why not test them?  John L. Ries | 08/27/05
Government endorses IE?  nightshade0143 | 08/27/05
Follow web standards, not MS standards, and you won't have this issue...  BitTwiddler | 08/27/05
Hype and crap.  ab@... | 08/27/05
"There was, and is, no intent to endorse a particular vendor,"  CobraA1 | 08/28/05
Hooray!  oblivionxyz@... | 08/28/05
Example of how the real world views the 'issue'  quietLee | 08/29/05
You must remember these are govt employees...  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/29/05
Civil Service Syndrome  mark70 | 08/29/05

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