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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: peace of mind
From:       Olav Vitters <olav () vitters ! nl>
Date:       2014-10-24 12:37:21
Message-ID: 20141024123721.GC32556 () bkor ! dhs ! org
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On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 03:25:47AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:
> Am I missing something, or are statements like this fraught with much
> headscratching and bewilderment? :
> 
> "Note that this is a promise, not an eternal guarantee."
> 
> > [0] http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InterfaceStabilityPromise/

IMO another way to read that would be:

"This should stay stable for forever. Forever is a very very long time,
 so there could be theoretically a case where we might be forced to make
 a change"

In case you want clarity, ask upstream.

-- 
Regards,
Olav


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