https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48445

--- Comment #3 from MWJames <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> I think its important that the SRF release notes make it clear that you are
> dropping support for IE7 and IE8 with this version.

It is an open source project, anyone is invited to improve documentation and/or
its available features.

> I am happy to take major performance hits rendering graphs on IE7, versus
> IE9/10, as it adds weight to migration.

While it may be that some entities (companies or users) are happy to take those
risks, putting volunteer developers under scrutiny to foster a technological
environment that limits SMW/SRF's evolvement, especially after the fact that
IE7/8 usage [1] is below 1% (depending on the source cited) is surely
difficult.

> Some may take the view that this version of SRF should not be used until they
> no longer have IE7 in there environment.

Comment 1 shows on how to adopt to an environment where excanvas support is
still required. 

[1] http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp

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