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authorJesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com>2010-11-08 17:54:25 +0000
committerJesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com>2010-11-19 12:52:00 -0500
commit27d0393bd57f7dae3d0b4a8acf9e42d92ebd1f51 (patch)
tree08192ffd9128394cd70dc3d93be1043e6b1b64c8
parent4cca7b6932782bae2bf9bcf23fbc6c7401a4ca81 (diff)
downloadperl-27d0393bd57f7dae3d0b4a8acf9e42d92ebd1f51.tar.gz
Update to perlpolicy.pod to clarify that minor updates to dual-life
modules to fix build/install/test issues are ok
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diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
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+++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ fix crashing or security issues (as above).
=item *
+Minimal patches that fix platform-specific test failures or
+installation issues are acceptable. When these changes are made
+to dual-life modules for which CPAN is canonical, any changes
+should be coordinated with the upstream author.
+
+=item *
+
New versions of dual-life modules should NOT be imported into maint.
Those belong in the next stable series.