Sandy, I think you have made a fairly articulate argument here already. Personally I think if you just flesh out your points with more detail and put it into the most accessible language you can muster that you won't need to say more. In other words, maybe more technical detail won't necessarily add to your case. Although I'm sure it's useful to have references there to back up your points. Good luck with it!
Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 9:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Dropping Netscape 4 I sent this early this morning, but never saw it come through so I am sending it again. Okay, I want to persuade the powers that be that continuing to support Netscape 4 is a waste of time, resources and the source of much hair pulling. In doing so, I also need to persuade them, (more than likely) that web based information does not HAVE to look and act the same (ie separate content from presentation). Anyone have any links to good research that can help me make the case? Some of the reasons I have come up with are: Better 508 compliance (following the spirit of the law, rather then just the letter) Being able to separate content from presentation (via CSS1) means information is available on more than just a web browser Getting away from Tables as layout. Not expecting the thing to look the same on each and every browser out there (tho of course they won't spend the money for a testing bed of different OS/Browser combinations to test on in the first place). That supporting a 5-6 year old piece of software (with according to the research I have done tonight) that has approximately a 4% penetration rate is a waste of resources. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sandra Clark Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion 5.0 Developer Shayna Productions http://www.shayna.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
