Disable JavaScript for MSIE6 users, update tests accordingly
authorEloquence <erik@wikimedia.org>
Wed, 6 Aug 2014 13:18:34 +0000 (14:18 +0100)
committerEloquence <erik@wikimedia.org>
Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:13:45 +0000 (15:13 +0100)
commit05d0f6fefdcc959dfe7cb0cc409fcc7a4d2162e4
treed8a6e0377c357572d68c62174941dba53b219aba
parent47353ec30965d1fce735e19dd06f8462cde8775b
Disable JavaScript for MSIE6 users, update tests accordingly

MSIE6 is outdated and unsupported and has several unpatched security
vulnerabilities. [1] Its usage is strongly discouraged by Microsoft. [2]
Supporting its JavaScript engine requires significant testing and
development effort which is better spent elsewhere.

This effectively demotes MSIE6 to "Grade C" status per the MediaWiki
browser compatibility standards. [3]

This commit also labels the startup tests as "grade C" consistent with
the browser compatibility guidelines.

[1] http://secunia.com/advisories/product/11/
[2] https://www.modern.ie/en-us/ie6countdown
[3] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Compatibility#Grade_C

Change-Id: I98140491ee980f65eac782b00c478f4f5c3a47fb
resources/src/startup.js
tests/qunit/suites/resources/startup.test.js