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2009/5/10 chromatic <chromatic@wgz.org>: > On Saturday 09 May 2009 13:37:43 Mark Mielke wrote: > >> > I don't mind backwards compatibility when tempered with comprehensive >> > testing, sane deprecation policies with clear deprecation notices, >> > regular releases, and sufficient advance notice, ... > >> Exactly right. > >> It has nothing to do with who is deserving or not. It is only about >> careful and respectful release engineering practices. > > Is there value in creating a document to specify Perl 5's support and > deprecation policies? I couldn't find one with a quick ack -i of the > bleadperl source. I think there is. More generally a document about what one can expect with regard to compatibility (for example, that minor releases are binary compatible). It would also mention the new deprecate.pm pragma (for deprecating core modules).Thread Previous | Thread Next