[MPEG-OTSPEC] Introducing breaking changes into the spec (was: RE: [EXTERNAL] Proposal to deprecate derived search values)

[Adam Twardoch (Lists)]

On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 at 22:13, Levantovsky, Vladimir <
Vladimir.Levantovsky at monotype.com> wrote:

> I did NOT say they can’t happen here, but this is exactly the kind of
> decision that cannot be taken lightly, and it is definitely not a joke!
>
> New specs can be written easily, but it’s the wide adoption [not the spec
> itself] that we should care about the most because, in the end, it is what
> benefits
>
> users. You seem to care a lot about consensus decisions, and this is
> exactly why consensus decisions are so important.
>

I fully agree. I think we do have a _chance_ to actually get rid of a lot
of _unhelpful_ legacy in OFF2, i.e. making it “breaking”, but it needs
explicit discussion, agreement, and also a benefit-cost analysis.

Best,
Adam
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