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9:30 - 5:00pm Unconference/breakout room available
9:30 - 5:00pm Unconference/breakout room available
== Web Compatibility Issues ==
=== Outreach ===
* Sharing contact information without breaching the privacy of the contact.
* Contact information will not necessary be valid for a long time. What about continuity? Proxy email addresses?
=== Web Standards and Regression ===
* When a Web browser delivers a new feature which is breaking the Web
* When a Web browser removes a feature which is breaking the Web
=== User agent sniffing ===
* Legacy detection scripts on the client side
* Multiple JS all doing a kind of detection
* Databases with old information about user agents.


[[Category:Web Compatibility]]
[[Category:Web Compatibility]]

Revision as of 03:04, 12 November 2014

What is this?

We will have three session throughout the day, organized by topic. Talks or roundtable sessions, depending on attendee interest or proposals.

Standards & Web Compatibility Session

Discussion related to web standards efforts and how they relate to web compatibility. E.g., specifying legacy features and coordination.

Testing, Tooling & Web Compatibility Session

Discussion related to automated testing, measuring or crawling the web to understand the impact of removing support for certain web platform features, etc.

Outreach & Web Compatibility Session

Discussion related to doing "evangelism" or outreach work as it relates to web compatibility.

When and Where

Date

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.

Start time: TBD

End time: TBD

Location

Mozilla Mountain View

Mozilla Headquarters
331 E. Evelyn Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94041
  • Phone Number: +1 650 903 0800
  • Access Details: Please check in at reception on the first floor.
  • Map: https://goo.gl/maps/dy6SE

We have the Commons (110), Polaris (109) and Capella (108) rooms reserved.

Tentative Agenda

Location: MTV Commons

Time Topic
9:30am Registration and Coffee
10:00am Welcome and Introductions
10:15am-11:45 Standards & Web Compatibility Session
11:45am-1:30 Lunch (catered in?)
1:30pm-3:00 Testing, Tooling & Web Compatibility Session
3:00pm-3:15 Coffee & Snack Break
3:15pm-4:45 Outreach & Web Compatibility Session
4:45pm-5:00 Closing Remarks


Location: Polaris or Capella

9:30 - 5:00pm Hack/work room available

Location: Polaris or Capella

9:30 - 5:00pm Unconference/breakout room available

Web Compatibility Issues

Outreach

  • Sharing contact information without breaching the privacy of the contact.
  • Contact information will not necessary be valid for a long time. What about continuity? Proxy email addresses?

Web Standards and Regression

  • When a Web browser delivers a new feature which is breaking the Web
  • When a Web browser removes a feature which is breaking the Web

User agent sniffing

  • Legacy detection scripts on the client side
  • Multiple JS all doing a kind of detection
  • Databases with old information about user agents.