Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 5/7] QMP: Update spec file

[Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>]

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:27 -0600
Anthony Liguori <aliguori@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> Markus Armbruster wrote:
> > While I think these promises are appropriate for a mature version of the
> > protocol, I do not think we should make them for 0.12.
> >
> > We've just dreamed up version 0.1 of the protocol.  It hasn't been used
> > in anger.  Yes, we put some serious thought in it, and we even have
> > prototype code using it in libvirt, but let's face it, we're not
> > infallible: we *will* have to evolve stuff.
> >
> > Without a real user, there is no real need to constrict evolution of the
> > protocol in such a harsh way.  All it'll buy is is compatibility cruft.
> > Passage of time will bring us plenty of cruft without us setting
> > ourselves up for extras.
> >
> > Let's cut ourselves some slack here, please.
> >   
> 
> I've been working on the release notes and I was intending on announcing 
> the QMP support in 0.12 as a "preview" with full support in 0.13.
> 
> The idea being that we would try to maintain compatibility but "preview" 
> gives us enough slack that if we break it, we can at least claim that it 
> was just a preview ;-)

 Should I update the spec then?