[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Patch] New nation selection schema

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 01:57:50PM +0200, Reinier Post wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2001 at 10:01:18AM +0200, Raimar Falke wrote:
> 
> > The questions are still:
> >  - is such extension desired
> 
> I think support for more than 64 nations is desired, as we've already
> met the limit.  However, it's not something you want to break the
> protocol for.
> 
> >  - will the new schema accepted without backward compatibilty (yes it
> >  can be done but is work which would be ruined if the new schema is
> >  put into +1.11.8)
> 
> Public gameservers really suffer from breaks in compatibility.
> That doesn't mean you have to implement it - you can put the change
> in at the same time with some other noncompatible change.  But it
> may be long before such a change occurs.

So the change will went in if we change the +1.11.6?!

        Raimar

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