Re: [PATCH v5] Documentation: add platform support policy

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 2, 2024, 23:31 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqjzgy8psp.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20240802221948.2367124-1-emilyshaffer@google.com>

Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> writes:

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> - Wording and bulleting format fixes in commit message and body
>
> - Clarify cadence for tests against 'next'
>
> - Attempt to clarify dependency version minimum requirement to something
>   reasonable and flexible. Note: This section still probably needs
>   better wording; I took a crack at it but it still feels awkward.
>   Suggestions welcome, please.
>
> - Be more realistic about finding non-intrusive platform support
>   approaches ("we'll look for" rather than "we'll definitely find and in
>   fact know a few options in advance")
>
> - Move up "Minimum Requirements" section to the top, so we don't
>   bait-and-switch maintainers of platforms who don't even meet the
>   baseline but start making effort to set up testing infrastructure and
>   so on.
>
> I believe that this version addresses Randall's concerns with the
> "minimum requirements" policy. Are there any other outstanding concerns
> with the policy itself, as written, or is this ready to go in (modulo
> nits)?

I won't be able to speak for Randall, but I didn't see anything questionable in the changes since the previous iteration (I have not yet read the whole thing again, which I will later).

Thanks.