I think you're perspective is correct, Christian. I don't even test in browsers that are two generations removed from the current release. Clients just have to update their browsers.
However, if a client insists on supporting IE 5 with IE 7 out, yes, it will cost them extra. Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] > On Behalf Of Christian Montoya > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 4:59 PM > To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > Subject: Re: [WSG] Browser Backwards Compatibility -- How far back? > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Brett Patterson > <inspiron.patters...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was just reading from a book that talked about some code that would > not > > work in Internet Explorer 3.0, but would in Internet Explorer 4.0 and > later, > > and Netscape Navigator 3.0 and later. This brought up a question that > I > > could not find direct and consistent answers while searching the > > Internet...so, how far back would it be acceptable to design for, > when it > > comes to backwards browser compatibility? I have been told from some > sites, > > that Internet Explorer 5.0/later and Netscape Navigator 4.0/later, as > well > > as Firefox 1.5/later and Opera 6.0/later. Is this correct? > > Yahoo! has a good chart for browser support here: > http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/articles/gbs/ > > This is not so much which browsers they support, but more which they > test against and *guarantee* support for. So a Yahoo! site mike also > work with IE 5.0, but they won't lose sleep if it doesn't. > > I think it's safe to say that if your client wants to guarantee > support for an older browser not in this chart, then you should charge > extra. > > -- > -- > Christian Montoya > mappdev.com :: christianmontoya.net > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.278 / Virus Database: 270.11.12/1998 - Release Date: > 03/14/09 06:54:00 ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
