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| author | Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com> | 2015-02-26 09:24:02 +0000 |
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| committer | Steve Hay <steve.m.hay@googlemail.com> | 2015-03-06 08:15:54 +0000 |
| commit | 79f836023eebc9b5e987eeb183786ff1a6d7334a (patch) | |
| tree | 4d9067ac32aa77a842c1466e6bc93c9e695e5589 /pod/perlpolicy.pod | |
| parent | 64b35da532131e8d41ba5d2692d11748081bf5a9 (diff) | |
| download | perl-79f836023eebc9b5e987eeb183786ff1a6d7334a.tar.gz | |
maint policy: No need to keep saying "are [NOT] acceptable" now
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod index 341d659b70..4535d91a69 100644 --- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod +++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ not also fall into any of the "unacceptable" categories set out below: =item * -Patches that fix CVEs or security issues are acceptable, but should +Patches that fix CVEs or security issues. These changes should be run through the perl5-security-report@perl.org mailing list rather than applied directly. @@ -270,30 +270,29 @@ rather than applied directly. Patches that fix crashing bugs, assertion failures and memory corruption that do not otherwise change Perl's -functionality or negatively impact performance are acceptable. +functionality or negatively impact performance. =item * Patches that fix regressions in perl's behavior relative to previous -releases are acceptable. +releases. =item * Portability fixes, such as changes to Configure and the files in -hints/ are acceptable. +the hints/ folder. =item * Minimal patches that fix platform-specific test failures or build or -installation issues are acceptable. When these changes are made +installation issues. When these changes are made to dual-life modules for which CPAN is canonical, any changes should be coordinated with the upstream author. =item * -Acceptable documentation updates are those that correct factual errors, -explain significant bugs or deficiencies in the current implementation, -or fix broken markup. +Documentation updates that correct factual errors, explain significant +bugs or deficiencies in the current implementation, or fix broken markup. =item * @@ -308,23 +307,20 @@ The following types of change are NOT acceptable: =item * -Patches that break binary compatibility are not acceptable. (Please -talk to a pumpking.) +Patches that break binary compatibility. (Please talk to a pumpking.) =item * -Patches that add or remove features are not acceptable. +Patches that add or remove features. =item * -Patches that add new warnings or errors or deprecate features -are not acceptable. +Patches that add new warnings or errors or deprecate features. =item * -Ports of Perl to a new platform, architecture -or OS release that involve changes to the implementation are NOT -acceptable. +Ports of Perl to a new platform, architecture or OS release that +involve changes to the implementation. =item * |