[KinoSearch] Backwards Compatibility Policy

[Henka]

> Starting with version 1.0, KinoSearch will support obsolete
> features and files for one "extra" major revision.  API features
> which are supported in 1.0 and deprecated in 1.x will be removed
> no sooner than 3.0.  Indexes which are modified at least once
> using 2.x will be readable at least until 4.0.

That sounds sensible.  It gives users time to address (and prepare for)
future compatibility issues, and reduces the pressure on you.

> This policy would be put in place as of revision 1.0, which is likely
> to be 0.20 with a few minor bugfixes after a few weeks of testing.

As an aside, will 0.20 break backwards compatibility for existing indexes?
 I seem to recall that it would.


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