Norman Walsh wrote:
> After giving it some thought, the following proposal seems like
> something I could live with:
>
> * A point release (X.1,X.2,X.1.2, etc.) MUST NOT contain any backwards
> incompatible changes.
>
> * A major release MAY contain backwards incompatible changes if both
> of the following conditions are true:
>
> - The change was announced in the release notes for the previous
> version (major or minor)
>
> - The change was announced in a release that occurred at least six
> months previously.
>
> By these rules, we can announce, in V5.1, our plans to make a
> backwards incompatible change in V6.0. Then, in V6.0, if it's been at
> least six months since V5.1 was released, we can make the change.
Sounds like an improvement to me.
My concern was the length of time 4.0 to 5.0
+1
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