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Nickolay Olshevsky <o.nickolay@gmail.com> Tue, 26 March 2024 13:03 UTC

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Subject: Re: [openpgp] To bind or not to bind
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Hi,

On 24.03.2024 13:10, Justus Winter wrote:

> Sorry, the point I was trying to make (with a pinch of humor) was that
> if your library is not forward-compatible unless the downstream consumer
> opts in, your library is not forward-compatible.  Please make your
> library forward-compatible.

This is simply wrong given that option RNP_LOAD_SAVE_PERMISSIVE is a 
perfect instrument for a library user to make it forward-compatible if 
desired.

It's always good to to give users a choice instead of dictating 
behaviour and limiting in options.

-- 
   Best regards,
   Nickolay Olshevsky
   o.nickolay@gmail.com

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