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diff --git a/doc/dbus-specification.xml b/doc/dbus-specification.xml index e1b02f38..986bada4 100644 --- a/doc/dbus-specification.xml +++ b/doc/dbus-specification.xml @@ -138,6 +138,30 @@ document could use a serious audit to be sure it makes sense to do so. Also, they are not capitalized. </para> + + <sect2 id="stability"> + <title>Protocol and Specification Stability</title> + <para> + The D-Bus protocol is frozen (only compatible extensions are allowed) as + of November 8, 2006. However, this specification could still use a fair + bit of work to make interoperable reimplementation possible without + reference to the D-Bus reference implementation. Thus, this + specification is not marked 1.0. To mark it 1.0, we'd like to see + someone invest significant effort in clarifying the specification + language, and growing the specification to cover more aspects of the + reference implementation's behavior. + </para> + <para> + Until this work is complete, any attempt to reimplement D-Bus will + probably require looking at the reference implementation and/or asking + questions on the D-Bus mailing list about intended behavior. + Questions on the list are very welcome. + </para> + <para> + Nonetheless, this document should be a useful starting point and is + to our knowledge accurate, though incomplete. + </para> + </sect2> </sect1> |