[zeromq-dev] Process for evolving the API

[Michel Pelletier]

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Pieter Hintjens <ph at imatix.com> wrote:

>  * When further sufficient time has passed, the old features MAY be
> removed fully, or may be left as legacy features.
> * Old names MUST NOT be reused by new features, ever.

Does you last point there mean someone has to keep track of the
"forbidden" names over time?  Maybe instead of removing old features
fully, ala your second to last point, they assert failure forever.

-Michel