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Re: [Json] What does "break compatibility" mean?

Barry Leiba <barryleiba@computer.org> Thu, 28 February 2013 21:46 UTC

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> As we discussed, RFC 4627 says "The names within an object SHOULD be
> unique." So, what does "break compatibility" mean for this specific issue?
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> That certainly sounds reasonable. The question is whether you will allow
> clarifications that might make something incompatible.

Yes, I guess I did speak too soon: that specific change is one we've
talked about, and that's likely to be on the charter.

But we do need to scope this very tightly.

Barry

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