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authorRicardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>2014-12-18 21:21:58 -0500
committerRicardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>2015-01-05 21:31:41 -0500
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perlpolicy: the point is caution, not low stakes
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@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ Existing syntax and semantics should only be marked for destruction in
very limited circumstances. If they can be easily replaced, are
believed to be very rarely used, and stand in the way of actual
improvement to the Perl language or perl interpreter, they may be
-considered for removal. If both the cost and the gain are believed to
-be low, backward compatibility wins. When a feature is deprecated, a
+considered for removal. When in doubt, caution dictates that we will
+favor backward compatibility. When a feature is deprecated, a
statement of reasoning describing the decision process will be posted,
and a link to it will be provided in the relevant perldelta documents.