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Developers of the World, Unite! IE6 end-of-life is near.

This is a call-out to web developers of the world:

End support for Internet Explorer 6.0 on all new sites!

Several norwegian sites have already lead the way and are warning IE6 users that they should upgrade. The more developers and sites who join in on this the better. Christopher Blizzard proposes on an actual deadline:

Support for Internet Explorer 6 ceases on 31st. of December, 2009.

Should your clients want support for IE6, advice them that Microsoft already supports this campaign and that several free alternatives (i.e. Firefox, Safari, Opera) are available for the users. Asking them to upgrade is not just a question of supporting your site, but just as much as improving security and user experience.

We need to spread the word as much as possible so you could blog about the campaign, join the facebook group or just talk to your friends.

You can get more norwegian news on tu.no/tema/ie6-kampen/.

How to begin

In the coming days, I will create a project page containing a guide on embedding a non-obstructive warning message to IE6 users, so all you need to do on your sites is embed this and you're playing an important role of the campaign.