[or-cvs] r12112: Note that consensus-method is not a means for making backwar (in tor/trunk: . doc/spec)

[nickm at seul.org]

Author: nickm
Date: 2007-10-22 20:23:32 -0400 (Mon, 22 Oct 2007)
New Revision: 12112

Modified:
   tor/trunk/
   tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
Log:
 r16053 at catbus:  nickm | 2007-10-22 20:20:23 -0400
 Note that consensus-method is not a means for making backward-incompatible format changes.  Because any point that confuses Roger will *definitely* confuse many non-Roger readers of dir-spec.txt ;)



Property changes on: tor/trunk
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 svk:merge ticket from /tor/trunk [r16053] on 8246c3cf-6607-4228-993b-4d95d33730f1

Modified: tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt
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--- tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt	2007-10-22 22:54:28 UTC (rev 12111)
+++ tor/trunk/doc/spec/dir-spec.txt	2007-10-23 00:23:32 UTC (rev 12112)
@@ -1086,6 +1086,12 @@
    supported by more than 2/3 of the authorities voting.  If it supports this
    method, then it uses it.  Otherwise, it falls back to method 1.
 
+   (The consensuses generated by new methods must be parsable by
+   implementations that only understand the old methods, and must not cause
+   those implementations to compromise their anonymity.  This is a means for
+   making changes in the contents of consensus; not for making
+   backward-incompatible changes in their format.)
+
 3.5. Detached signatures
 
    Assuming full connectivity, every authority should compute and sign the