From nobody Mon Feb 9 13:22:32 2026 Delivered-To: importer@patchew.org Authentication-Results: mx.zohomail.com; dkim=fail; spf=pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; dmarc=fail(p=none dis=none) header.from=redhat.com Return-Path: Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 16486656553701014.5258112347656; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:40:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([::1]:51498 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nZdFV-00019y-C3 for importer@patchew.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:40:53 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:47884) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nZczh-0006Uw-RT for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:24:33 -0400 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]:50905) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nZczg-0005F4-AB for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:24:33 -0400 Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast-mx02.redhat.com [66.187.233.88]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-116-8OeYYyJVM_2yP-Spwezhug-1; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:24:29 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx06.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.6]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F321D80348D for ; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:24:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from scv.redhat.com (unknown [10.22.35.177]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1FA92166B3F; Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:24:28 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1648664671; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=ecEnAytz97GNEaeG1fDU5hRmSKyXcO0LY0ykkInpkrM=; b=hIdQGz5CKNguSS1X5vXOOVwB+LWkTTxFQPwcA0goWsgiBoklaXAq22qTpH0vAeZnWyxGlC Hbks4/W9mS5QDKYXN4F9BN9XJGJHb7D2zXgsyi7ZFnQGsMQHncY7mUUF6PVn4UoyEwz3S7 WiC/5+qtMqn6FNRQzkhl1kd37/6sdOw= X-MC-Unique: 8OeYYyJVM_2yP-Spwezhug-1 From: John Snow To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Subject: [qemu.qmp PATCH 10/13] docs: add versioning policy to README Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:24:21 -0400 Message-Id: <20220330182424.3438872-11-jsnow@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20220330182424.3438872-1-jsnow@redhat.com> References: <20220330182424.3438872-1-jsnow@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.11.54.6 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=jsnow@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.51.188.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=jsnow@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -28 X-Spam_score: -2.9 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.082, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Daniel Berrange , Beraldo Leal , Kashyap Chamarthy , John Snow , Markus Armbruster , Cleber Rosa , Eric Blake Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" X-ZohoMail-DKIM: fail (Header signature does not verify) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1648665657456100001 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; x-default="true" The package is in an alpha state, but there's a method to the madness. Signed-off-by: John Snow Reviewed-by: Damien Hedde --- README.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 8593259..88efe84 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -154,6 +154,27 @@ fail. These checks use their own virtual environments = and won't pollute your working space. =20 =20 +Stability and Versioning +------------------------ + +This package uses a major.minor.micro SemVer versioning, with the +following additional semantics during the alpha/beta period (Major +version 0): + +This package treats 0.0.z versions as "alpha" versions. Each micro +version update may change the API incompatibly. Early users are advised +to pin against explicit versions, but check for updates often. + +A planned 0.1.z version will introduce the first "beta", whereafter each +micro update will be backwards compatible, but each minor update will +not be. The first beta version will be released after legacy.py is +removed, and the API is tentatively "stable". + +Thereafter, normal SemVer/PEP440 rules will apply; micro updates will +always be bugfixes, and minor updates will be reserved for backwards +compatible feature changes. + + Changelog --------- =20 --=20 2.34.1