On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Pierre Joye <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi,
>
> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Dmitry Stogov <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In my opinion a restriction "API compatibility must be kept (internals and
>> userland)" for x.y.z to x.y+1.z is too strict. It just can block some new
>> features forever.
>
> btw, new APIs do not break API or API.
I mean API or ABI.
> I do not think we should allow BC breaks between x.y and x.y+1. That's
> counter productive and prevent users to migrate easily and quicker.
> That's the whole point of having more frequent releases.
We could allow BC break internally, using your wording, but that's
something I do not like either.
--
Pierre
@pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org