[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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