The best way we can invest in Firefox is via open web technology such as push notifications imo.
On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 at 16:51 Max Semenik <maxsem.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 to that. Additionally, the proposed method wouldn't even work because we > blacklist crappy browsers from receiving JS. > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 1:37 PM, bawolff <bawolff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 8:14 PM, Legoktm <legoktm.wikipe...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > This was something that came up during "The Big Open" at Wikimania, > when > > > Katherine Maher talked with Ryan Merkley (CEO of Creative Commons) and > > > Mark Surman (ED of Mozilla Foundation). One of the themes mentioned was > > > that our projects need to work together and support each other. > > > > > > In that vein, I'm interested in what people think about promoting > > > Firefox to users who are using legacy browsers that we don't support at > > > Grade A (or some other criteria). As part of the "drop IE8 on XP" > > > project[1] we're already promoting Firefox as the alternative option. I > > > was imagining it could be a small and unobtrusive bubble > > > notification[2], similar to those that Google pushes Chrome on people > > with. > > > > > > If users use modern browsers, they're going to have better security > > > support, and most likely a better experience browsing Wikimedia sites > > > too. We'd be improving the web by reducing legacy browsers, and > allowing > > > us to move forward with newer technology sooner (ideally). > > > > > > And we'd be supporting a project that is ideologically aligned with us: > > > Mozilla. > > > > > > Thoughts, opinions? > > > > > > [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T147199 > > > [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bubble_notifications > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -- Legoktm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > I'm concerned this would be seen as an inapropriate bias. > > > > Suggesting Firefox for IE8 on XP makes sense because it is basically > > the only option for that platform that is reasonably secure and not > > super obscure. Promoting firefox is general for legacy browsers seems > > like a slippery slope to me. > > > > Additionally, I think this is more a political than a technical > > decision, and one that would require consultation with the general > > Wikimedia community (e.g. Meta RFC). > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Max Semenik ([[User:MaxSem]]) > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
