Bug#883950: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Jonathan Nieder writes ("Re: Next steps on "[GPL-3+]" proposal"):
> Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Changing the version would involve parser changes in all parsers.
> 
> I don't follow.  Why wouldn't a non-validating parser be able to simply
> ignore the Format field?

I don't understand the intent of your distinction between "validating"
and "non-validating" parsers.

If you are suggesting that consumers of the format should simply
ignore the version number, then that is perhaps an argument that the
version field should be ignored.  I notice that the specification very
foolishly doesn't say what a consumer should do with unknown format
values, or indeed any other kind of unexpected protocol element.

Ian.

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