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I'm surprised they dropped the IE supports. (It's failed on my testing, and the CSS syntax they used shown they never think about it.) For their 2% rules, they shouldn't drop the minors. https://github.com/uswds/uswds/issues/3877

This is a super clean and simple feature website. They could offer supports very widely, and the cost won't be high! (I'm a web developer)

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IE11 will soon be a security hazard and not worth the effort to code for.

Even IE6, that's no security problems on a well-made & trusted website. And a website doesn't support IE6 can't prevent the attacts usually (eg. XSS)

> effort

this simple theme can code in ONE day.

Please stop spreading misinformation.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/faq/internet-expl...

"Internet Explorer 11 is the last major version of Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer 11 will continue receiving security updates and technical support for the lifecycle of the version of Windows on which it is installed."

That gets you to 2025, which is "soon" under some definitions.

> Please stop spreading misinformation.

IE is already a security hazard for users. IE doesn't support any of the content security policies implemented in other modern browsers, which makes its a target for every possible XSS scheme and what not.

https://caniuse.com/?search=csp

If your users use IE you are putting them at greater risk than any other browser users and the former should be actively discouraged to do so.

XSS is only a problem if you make it one.

Maybe if you stop forcing your users into your authoritarian ideals, people might start to change their perception of you.

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