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Re: [netmod] AD review of draft-ietf-netmod-rfc6021-bis-00.txt

Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de> Sun, 24 March 2013 09:21 UTC

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From: Juergen Schoenwaelder <j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de>
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Subject: Re: [netmod] AD review of draft-ietf-netmod-rfc6021-bis-00.txt
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On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 02:00:19PM +0100, Ladislav Lhotka wrote:
> 
> OK, but I wonder - do we have any strategy for correcting mistakes
> in our modules? They will be typically revealed only after a module
> is put under stress and used in advanced data models. If breaking
> compatibility is a no go, then we are pretty much stuck.

YANG has specific rules how to make changes. This is what we follow.
In this particular case, I do not at all agree with you that there
is a mistake to correct.

/js

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