Retiring the mobileOK checker

Hi all,

The mobileOK checker is now some 7 years old, and the usage of the Web
on mobile devices has changed a lot (to put it mildly). As a result,
while some of the points that the checker raise are still relevant, many
are not and end up being confusing to its users.

There has been only very limited resources available to maintain (let
alone further develop) the mobileOK checker; I failed a couple of years
ago to lead to completion an effort to overhaul it into a more useful
tool: https://www.w3.org/wiki/Mobile_checker

I am therefore suggesting that the current public mobileOK checker
service [1] provided by W3C should be retired; my current plan is to
post a notice to that effect on the checker home page for about a month,
before pulling the plug.

I welcome any feedback on that plan.

Thanks,

Dom

1. http://validator.w3.org/mobile/

Received on Tuesday, 4 February 2014 08:52:27 UTC