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APE 2: Clarify next major release meaning in deprecation policy #109

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion APE2.rst
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Expand Up @@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ The guidelines in relation to API changes and backward compatibility are as foll
* New deprecations should not be introduced in bugfix releases.
* If developers wish to make an API change at a point in time where the next
release is a major release, they should introduce the deprecation in the major
release and carry out the change in the following major release.
release and carry out the change in the following major release
(i.e., the next x.0.0 that is at least a year away).
* The following will not be considered to be part of the API and can therefore
be changed in bugfix and minor releases:

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