[tor-bugs] #12905 [Onionoo]: onionoo protocol version field
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#12905: onionoo protocol version field
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Reporter: iwakeh | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: closed
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Onionoo | Version:
Resolution: implemented | Keywords:
Actual Points: | Parent ID:
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Comment (by karsten):
cypherpunks/chinguch1, what you suggest would require serving multiple
versions at once, which was never done before and which is currently not
planned. I'm not saying that it's a bad idea, but it can be difficult to
implement, depending on the protocol change.
Note that we're only making it more explicit now that a protocol change
might break clients. We already had to make backward-incompatible changes
in the past. We announced those changes months in advance and gave
developers the opportunity to adapt their code. So far, I didn't hear
about problems with this policy.
And technically, clients will not automatically break by a major protocol
version bump. It's just that it's their fault if they break, not the
server's fault.
Anyway, thanks for the input!
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