Re: [ICANN-EU] BiGuB-Questionaire, results

[Andreas Bogk <andreas@andreas.org>]

Marc Lehmann <pcg@goof.com> writes:

> > > I think the matter *is* very important if you think otherwise you are
> > > entitled to your opinion, but this is no reason to ignore the facts. I am
> > In that particular case, there are no facts.
> Indeed. So why do you try to cite (unrelated) facts? ;(

Because the press release you forwarded is a plain lie, and everybody
who cares is able to check that. To sum it up:

- Andys homepage is http://www.datenreisen.de
- This page is accessible with lynx
- blind people use lynx for browsing (I checked that)

So the statement that Andys home page is inaccessible to blind users
is a lie.

But the wording in the press release gives us hints that the author
talks about the CCC homepage.

Facts about the CCC homepage

- The CCC homepage can be found at https://www.ccc.de
- If you try to access http://www.ccc.de, you get redirected to the https page
- This was what the "security measures" were referring to
- The page analyzes the Agent, and provides the pages over http for browsers
  that don't support https, such as lynx
- a lynx SSL patch is available

So the statement that the CCC homepage is inaccessible to blind users
is a lie as well. Everybody can check that in a minute.

You forwarded the press release, and tried to give Andy a bad name,
without checking the facts.

> > users. Same for the CCC homepage (which really is no matter here,
> > since it's not the CCC who's the candidate).
> If this is not the case, then why does Mr. Mueller-Maguhn advertise the
> CCC so much (roughly half of what he writes on his candidate page is

Because he gained a lot of experience during his work in representing
the CCC. And as a member of the CCC I am confident that he's a good
candidate for ICANN, because he did his job well.

> ccc-related). Sure, the CCC is definitely not candidating itself, but Mr.
> Maguhn certainly drags it into the game, so naturally the CC becomes part
> of the discussion.

That's no excuse for confusing the two.

Andreas

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