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| author | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2019-08-07 14:52:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2019-08-07 14:52:02 +0200 |
| commit | f23d492777de1fab71d50fe5710d57828a67ba5f (patch) | |
| tree | 13905002e007704f558c5d906d1f8aac0f60a385 /docs | |
| parent | 640b9733de74d629af68afcad0ff8bb658e80eff (diff) | |
| download | curl-f23d492777de1fab71d50fe5710d57828a67ba5f.tar.gz | |
docs/EXPERIMENTAL: explain what it means and what's experimental now
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diff --git a/docs/EXPERIMENTAL.md b/docs/EXPERIMENTAL.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..6c33bcf53 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/EXPERIMENTAL.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +# Experimental + +Some features and functionality in curl and libcurl are considered +**EXPERIMENTAL**. + +Experimental support in curl means: + +1. Experimental features are provided to allow users to try them out and + provide feedback on functionality and API etc before they ship and get + "carved in stone". +2. You must enable the feature when invoking configure as otherwise curl will + not be built with the feature present. +3. We strongly advice against using this feature in production. +4. **We reserve the right to change behavior** of the feature without sticking + to our API/ABI rules as we do for regular features, as long as it is marked + experimental. +5. Experimental features are clearly marked so in documentation. Beware. + +## Experimental features right now + + - HTTP/3 support and options + - alt-svc support and options diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am index a29c059a1..2bde6bcb1 100644 --- a/docs/Makefile.am +++ b/docs/Makefile.am @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \ CODE_STYLE.md \ CONTRIBUTE.md \ DEPRECATE.md \ + EXPERIMENTAL.md \ FAQ \ FEATURES \ GOVERNANCE.md \ |