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W3C compliant clause

by KostaKondra
4 replies
Hi Guys,

I want to add a compliance clause to my web development agreement saying: "We guarantee this website will work on the following browsers and systems."

I was just wondering if you guys have any idea what I should cover as a baseline as far as browsers and operating systems go and where I should go for advice?

I know that W3C has some info but their page doesn't include what browsers I should be developing for as a minimum (can't include a link to W3C because Warrior Forum doesn't allow it)

Any advice much appreciated.

Kosta
#clause #compliant #w3c
  • Profile picture of the author dwoods
    Not a bad idea, telling the client that you'll cross browser test it is great.
    Personally if l were still doing sites for clients l would develop all the way back to ie6 (at least make the site render and be fully usable - but maybe w/out all the bells and whistles of modern browsers). I'd suggest:

    IE, FF, chrome, opera, and safari as your list. This makes up most of the market.

    Here's a page that will give you a good idea of how much market share each browser/version has; Browser Statistics
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    • Profile picture of the author KostaKondra
      [quote=dwoods;7045139]Not a bad idea, telling the client that you'll cross browser test it is great.
      Personally if l were still doing sites for clients l would develop all the way back to ie6 (at least make the site render and be fully usable - but maybe w/out all the bells and whistles of modern browsers). I'd suggest:

      IE, FF, chrome, opera, and safari as your list. This makes up most of the market.

      Here's a page that will give you a good idea of how much market share each browser/version has;

      Thanks. I was thinking more of the browser version though. I was checking out the page you linked to but it doesn't specify what percentage of users use each browser version.

      So let's say IE6, what about Mozilla and Chrome versions?
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  • Profile picture of the author KirkMcD
    Browser shares:
    Web browsers by version (Global marketshare) | Clicky

    You can't really guarantee that your site will work though, because you can't control what plugins and addins might be installed.
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  • Profile picture of the author DevMarkovich
    Nobody can give a warranty, that site will work on all browsers, even validity with W3C.
    Developer has to test and correct markup for all browsers (a huge work load).
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