Difference between revisions of "Browser support"

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= Current (3.x) (as of 11/2014) =
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= Current (3.x) (as of 11/2015) =
  
* IE 8+ (lots of WinXP clients out there still, even past April 2014 probably)
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* IE 8+ (lots of WinXP clients out there still)
* Firefox 31+ ("Extended Support Release")
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* Firefox 38+ ("Extended Support Release")
 
* Chrome 37+ (version of chromium in Debian 7)
 
* Chrome 37+ (version of chromium in Debian 7)
 
* Safari 5+
 
* Safari 5+
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= Future (4.x) =
 
= Future (4.x) =
  
* IE... 8+ or 11+ ?  leaning toward 8+ now
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* IE11+ (Win7)
** argument for 8+: still the most popular browser in 2014 (aka lots of WinXP clients out there still).  not anywhere near the pain to support IE6 was.
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** folks still on XP after its EOL can use Firefox or Chrome, IE 10/11 are now available on Win 7
** argument for 11+ : folks still on XP after its EOL can use Firefox or Chrome, IE 10/11 are now available on Win 7
 
 
** eventually we'll go 11+ anyway, data points on the timeframe:
 
** eventually we'll go 11+ anyway, data points on the timeframe:
 
*** chrome on xp support ends <strike>April</strike>December 2015
 
*** chrome on xp support ends <strike>April</strike>December 2015
 
*** windows security essentials stopped being supported on XP in july 2015
 
*** windows security essentials stopped being supported on XP in july 2015
 
*** malicious software removal tool was supposed to end then too, but it showed up for august
 
*** malicious software removal tool was supposed to end then too, but it showed up for august
** probably 8/11+ but not things in between (9 is only on vista and server 2008, 10 is only on server 2012, MS dropped support for older browsers on a platform)
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*** MS dropped support for older browsers on a platform as of january 2015
* Firefox 31+ (38+?) (current/latest ESR)
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* Firefox 38+ (current/latest ESR)
 
* Chrome 41+
 
* Chrome 41+
 
* Safari 6+? (latest running on the still-used OSX/iOS versions)
 
* Safari 6+? (latest running on the still-used OSX/iOS versions)
 
* <strike>Opera latest</strike> (still supported, but v15+ uses the same engine as Chrome, so not separately tested)
 
* <strike>Opera latest</strike> (still supported, but v15+ uses the same engine as Chrome, so not separately tested)

Revision as of 18:58, 3 November 2015

Current (3.x) (as of 11/2015)

  • IE 8+ (lots of WinXP clients out there still)
  • Firefox 38+ ("Extended Support Release")
  • Chrome 37+ (version of chromium in Debian 7)
  • Safari 5+
  • Opera (12+?)

Future (4.x)

  • IE11+ (Win7)
    • folks still on XP after its EOL can use Firefox or Chrome, IE 10/11 are now available on Win 7
    • eventually we'll go 11+ anyway, data points on the timeframe:
      • chrome on xp support ends AprilDecember 2015
      • windows security essentials stopped being supported on XP in july 2015
      • malicious software removal tool was supposed to end then too, but it showed up for august
      • MS dropped support for older browsers on a platform as of january 2015
  • Firefox 38+ (current/latest ESR)
  • Chrome 41+
  • Safari 6+? (latest running on the still-used OSX/iOS versions)
  • Opera latest (still supported, but v15+ uses the same engine as Chrome, so not separately tested)