Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 25292 invoked from network); 10 Feb 2006 13:56:50 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 10 Feb 2006 13:56:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 42289 invoked by uid 500); 10 Feb 2006 13:56:38 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-db-derby-dev-archive@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 42265 invoked by uid 500); 10 Feb 2006 13:56:38 -0000 Mailing-List: contact derby-dev-help@db.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: Delivered-To: mailing list derby-dev@db.apache.org Received: (qmail 42255 invoked by uid 99); 10 Feb 2006 13:56:38 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:56:38 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.9 required=10.0 tests=DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [32.97.182.146] (HELO e6.ny.us.ibm.com) (32.97.182.146) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:56:37 -0800 Received: from d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (d01relay04.pok.ibm.com [9.56.227.236]) by e6.ny.us.ibm.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k1ADuGo7027419 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:56:16 -0500 Received: from d01av03.pok.ibm.com (d01av03.pok.ibm.com [9.56.224.217]) by d01relay04.pok.ibm.com (8.12.10/NCO/VERS6.8) with ESMTP id k1ADuGkP154448 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:56:16 -0500 Received: from d01av03.pok.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d01av03.pok.ibm.com (8.12.11/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k1ADuGsn016247 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:56:16 -0500 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (sig-9-48-114-10.mts.ibm.com [9.48.114.10]) by d01av03.pok.ibm.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k1ADuF5O016187 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:56:16 -0500 Message-ID: <43EC9B7D.2030001@sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:56:13 -0800 From: Kathey Marsden User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3 (Windows/20040803) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: derby-dev@db.apache.org Subject: Re: Derby regression/compatibility References: <43EBC409.9080106@sbcglobal.net> <43EBD2FE.3040407@sun.com> <43EBD6A7.9010107@sbcglobal.net> <43EBEE07.9090008@sun.com> <43EC147E.7010209@apache.org> <43EC1CC4.2030207@sbcglobal.net> <43EC213F.3070503@sun.com> In-Reply-To: <43EC213F.3070503@sun.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.85.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N David W. Van Couvering wrote: > > I agree, but we should treat incompatibilities with different levels > of severity depending upon our guarantees of stability we document > (initially in the Wiki page, but ultimately I'd like to see this made > available as part of our overall documentation). > > By the way, we at Sun have to provide this kind of documentation to > our own internal architectural review committee. We have to guarantee > stability even if Derby can not, so that other projects can safely > depend on us. Having something like this for Derby would be very > reassuring for *our* customers I can tell you that. > Well this is a huge ray of hope for the installed user base! It is wonderful that that you have these requirements and are working on such documentation. I am also thrilled to hear Sun plans this kind of commitment to stability moving forward. I hope your internal documentation can come in the form of links to documentation you have contributed to the project. Thanks Kathey