> On Oct 11, 2017, at 7:48 AM, Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net> wrote: > > 11/10/2017 14:41, Wiles, Keith: >>> On Oct 11, 2017, at 4:36 AM, Olivier MATZ <olivier.m...@6wind.com> wrote: >>> 1) ABI stability: >>> - one LTS per year >>> - 17.11 to be a LTS >>> - every new API has the "experimental" tag >>> - 3 Acks are needed for deprecation and they should come from different >>> companies >>> reference: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-October/077937.html >>> reference: http://dpdk.org/ml/archives/dev/2017-October/077935.html >> >> I assume the person or company that pushes the notice can be one of the ACKs >> is this correct? >> >> Also does the ACK need to come from a person working for a company or can >> this person be an independent developer? Maybe a very minor point, but >> someone that is working for a company could Ack independent of the company >> if so stated. Just be careful how you word the requirement, something like >> ‘Only one Ack per company or independent developer’ > > As an open community, we should avoid sorting people per company. > I prefer talking about different areas of interest. > Anyway considering acks is a matter of confidence. > We cannot have strict rules, but we can provide some guidelines.
Sounds reasonable. Regards, Keith
