On 5/26/16, 11:15 AM, "sidr on behalf of Stephen Kent" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote:
[Sorry for the delay...] > >> ... >>> It means that most of the code one needs to deal with version one is >>> the same as the code one needs to deal with version zero. Feel free >>> to suggest better text. >> When I think about protocol compatibility I think about on-the-wire >> behavior and packets, not about the implementation internals. > >I'm not sure what the phrase "on-the-wire behavior" means. Certainly >it is not enough to agree on data formats, i.e., the format of data on >the wire. >There also must be consistent behavior by each end of a >connection/session/ ... >(in terms of externally-visible processing) of the agreed upon data >format. >Otherwise, the behavior of "compatible" implementations may vary >significantly, >and users will not see the versions as "compatible." > >I think your latter comments match my sense of "compatibility", >but I just wanted to make sure we are on the same page. Yes, I think we are. Alvaro. _______________________________________________ sidr mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/sidr
