I'm in agreement with Ryan's comment about browsers, maybe it is about time to move on from IE6 -- there are scary security vulnerabilities announced with it almost every week and even Google is phasing out support for it. Firefox seems like a good, relatively safe choice since the browser specific bugs have been fixed (since 1.3.0 I think?). Chrome is an intriguing option since it may be faster to load pages, although I think it has not yet been certified to work with Mifos, so should be tested by any IT admins before making it the choice for their enterprise.
On Feb 9, 8:34 am, Ryan Whitney <rwhit...@grameenfoundation.org> wrote: > On 2/9/10 14:27, "Jeff Brewster" <jbrews...@grameenfoundation.org> wrote: > > >> I found that we have recommendations for the servers running Mifos > >> >(http://www.mifos.org/developers/wiki/MifosSystemRecommendations), but > >> nothing around requirements for accessing Mifos >(the client computer or > >> bandwidth). > > > Ryan, > > We do mention browser in the v1.4 page - > >http://www.mifos.org/developers/wiki/V14 > > > Note that we changed the IE recommendation to 6.0 SP1 due to the gzip > > compression issue documented on the tomcat compression page - > >http://www.mifos.org/developers/wiki/TomcatCompression. > > Ahh, that does help. Maybe we should add something to the MifosSystem > Recommendations or have a link for the client machines? > > At this point though I think we are better off making Firefox our primary > recommendation. For one, its supported on more platforms (and I've been > hearing of more and more MFI's moving to Linux for the client desktop). > Additionally, its a lot easier to install Firefox 3.0 instead of downgrading > to IE 6.0. > > And to clarify, this is just for 3.0, not 3.5? > > > > >> Bandwidth: 56k download/per user (ie, 1 user could use a modem. 2 users > >> would want something faster, like 128k) > > > In general, I think we have to be clear between minimum requirements vs. > > recommended environment. As you noted, bandwidth is expensive for many > > locations. I believe we should come up with both sets of information. > > Would > > you agree the 56k download/per user is more of a minimum requirement? > > Yes, I would definitely agree with that assessment. I think my general > preference has been in an office of two to three users, they have a 256k DSL > connection, although with the reliability of connections (ie, not getting > full bandwidth), I know of some users who've gone up to 512k down. > > Ryan > > -- > Ryan Whitney > Mifos Technical Program Manager > rwhit...@grameenfoundation.org > Mifos - Technology that Empowers Microfinance (www.mifos.org) > Our mission is to enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world > without poverty. > <http://grameenfoundation.org/take-action/ingenuity-fund-challenge/> > P please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call > away.http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Mifos-users mailing list > mifos-us...@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Mifos-users mailing list Mifos-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mifos-users
