Website:Browser Compatibility Statement
This document describes the browser support policy at WormBase.
Support decisions are based on current site usage statistics (November 2010) as well as anticipated browser and OS releases. The aim is to cover > 95% of requests with A-grade support as defined below.
| Win XP | Win 7 | Mac 10.5 | Mac 10.6 | Linux | iOS 4.x | Android 2.2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox 3.6.x | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | ||
| Firefox 4.x | A-grade (upon GA release) | A-grade (upon GA release) | A-grade (upon GA release) | ||||
| Chrome (latest stable) | A-grade | A-grade | |||||
| IE 7.0 | A-grade | ||||||
| IE 8.0 | A-grade | A-grade | |||||
| IE 9.0 | A-grade (upon GA release) | ||||||
| Safari 5.0 | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | |||
| Safari for iOS | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade | A-grade |
Rationale
Windows XP
Windows XP users make up more than half of all Windows users but numbers should be declining dramatically in 2011. We plan to support only the most recent browsers for Windows XP users.
Windows 7
Grade Level Definitions
A-grade
A-grade support is the highest support level. By taking full advantage of the powerful capabilities of modern web standards, the A-grade experience provides advanced functionality and visual fidelity.
A-grade browsers are identified on a whitelist. Approximately 96% of our audience enjoys an A-grade experience.
Summary: A-grade browsers are identified, capable, modern and common. QA tests all A-grade browsers, and bugs are addressed with high priority.
