On Jun 29, 2014, at 6:49 PM, Trevor Parscal <tparscal(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
2. We have a policy in place that any browser with
0.1% market share or
more should be supported for reading and basic contribution
It seems that wisdom would suggest flexibility on that policy if the < 0.1% includes a
substantial portion of a notable demographic. e.g. China and IE6.
3. We have a policy that reading and basic
contribution should be
possible without JavaScript
And reading is probably necessary for effective (and efficient) SEO.
5. Not supporting older browsers is not always about
work involved, many
times it is not possible to bring certain features to a browser because of
lack of support or severe bugs
I would consider that as cost → ∞
—
Daniel