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Yes, "just use standards!!" has been an ongoing refrain from a few people whenever anyone talks about not supporting all browsers. Fortunately, I know the deci
by mbrubeck 15y ago
Yes, "just use standards!!" has been an ongoing refrain from a few people whenever anyone talks about not supporting all browsers. Fortunately, I know the decision-makers within the Mozilla project are well aware of the reasons and reality that not every web app is fully standards-based and cross-browser compatible.
[My apologies for the tone; I have now deleted that bit of my comment.]
- AndrewDucker 15y agoYes - I work for a large company, and we have exactly the same arguments here about "the right way" as against the "cost-effective/pragmatic way". It's not an easy thing to tease out, and keep yourself pointing in the right direction while compromising on the way there. And Mozilla have it particularly hard, with people questioning everything they do, and misunderstandings rife across the internet (there was an article on The Register recently which made my blood boil). [I've removed that part of mine too.]
- strictfp 15y agoWell, if you code something up cost-effectively to save on initial investment, you should be aware of the cost of re-working the solution if the solution becomes more permanent. Blaiming these type of deficiencies on Mozilla effectively is just tranfering cost off your company. So the LTS should be funded by the asking customers. I'm not sure if this is already taking place, but just blaming Mozilla for not standing still seems out of place.
- AndrewDucker 15y agoDepends on whether Mozilla _wants_ to serve those customers. Mozilla's not a for-profit company, its aim is to get its browser into as many places as possible. If it does that by spending a bit of cash/worker time on a project to make it more amenable to Enterprises then that helps its aims too. The question is where is the cash best spent.