[ghc-steering-committee] Proposal #601: extension lifecycle

[Simon Peyton Jones]

Everyone is in favour -- I declare this proposal accepted

Adam, could you merge, once Trevis says he has done any remaining changes?

Simon

On Thu, 16 May 2024 at 09:27, Simon Peyton Jones <
simon.peytonjones at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear GHC Steering Committee
>
> Trevis Elser has submitted GHC Proposal #601
> <https://github.com/ghc-proposals/ghc-proposals/pull/601>to us for
> consideration.  (It was originally drafted by David Christiansen, but
> Trevis took it over.)
>
> It proposes that that we classify extensions into four categories:
>
>    - Stable
>    - Experimental
>    - Deprecated
>    - Legacy
>
> It does not say which extensions are in which category (that's #635, still
> to come); it simply establishes the categories.
>
> *I strongly urge you to accept the proposal*. We have been using this
> language informally for years, and it's good to nail it down more precisely.
>
> There is plenty of discussion on the PR, but it's all about the specifics
> (e.g. do we want both Deprecated and Legacy; answer, yes).  There seems to
> be a strong consensus around the principle.
>
> I don't expect this to be controversial. Please (everyone) can you respond
> within a week, by *end of day on Thursday 23 May.   *Can you
>
>    - Reply by email
>    - Update the spreadsheet
>    <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e6GdwHmAjeDEUhTvP-b18MDkpTfH3SMHhFu5F3nDIWc/edit?usp=sharing>with
>    your vote
>
> Thanks!
>
> Simon
>
>
>
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