Bank Leumi site finally works from Linux

[Gilboa Davara]

On Thu, 2009-02-12 at 22:19 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > I think we should send them a really fancy letter with a few dozen
> > signatures, saying thanks for finally fixing it. I'm not cynical. they
> > got "nags" and negative rap from us all the years, they need to get
> > appreciation too.
> >
> > Newspaper reporters and people who bump into FOSS zealots in Ynet
> > talkbacks usually (understandably) see us as a bunch of complaining
> > elitist techno-snobs.  I say we should show our other side and give some
> > kudos once in a while when someone does the RIGHT thing.
> >
> > (In other words, they think we are Hammas, we need to show them we are
> > not even Fatah, maybe Hada"sh at worst :-)
> >
> > Even if it's late and partial, we can send them positive remarks for
> > congratulating them on how far they've come instead of only (or first)
> > complaining about what still needs to be done.
> >
> > So how about if a bunch of us write Leumi some "thank you" notes, or
> > send them a big fancy "Thank you" kind of thing with 30 signatures, so
> > they can frame and hang on their wall, and later we could get companies
> > to get their sites corrected and we better rap in the press. We can even
> > join hands the some computer usability SIG or ISOC, ILA or some adult
> > computer literacy NGO that was helped by this. We should try to try and
> > make it a bigger, more impressive gesture.
> >
> > Is it corny?
> >  - sure, CEOs love corny...
> >
> > Is it a bit kitch and looks a little out of integrity?
> >  - Could be, but the long-term benefits are effective dialogs with the
> >   next businesses that run broken sites.
> >  - Ideally, In time, such endoresment might be actually catch on, and
> >   since Hamakor won't be selling them for kickbacks, companies will
> >   actually have to fix sites to get one :-)
> >
> > Anyone cares to take this further?
> >
> > Ori Idan, are you doing any PR of this kind today?
> >
> > Ira.
> >
> > (and, as if often does, my random sig pulls out a bull's eye :-)
> >
> 
> If you are a Bank Leumi customer, then write to them and tell them
> that you thank them. I myself closed my account in 2001.
> 

I sent them a thank you note.
I'd suggest each and one of us (at least Leumi customers) will do the
same.

- Gilboa