Could we drop the spec versioning?

[marcoscaceres]

Just wondering... now that we have the ability to publish "living standards" as REC, would it be worth considering dropping the version number of the spec itself? Or does each new spec version introduce breaking changes that makes IDB not backwards compatible?

I guess I'm wondering what the purpose of the spec versioning (i.e., the 3.0) is and who it's intended for?

[inexorabletash]

No backwards incompatibility. The versioning just predates the living standard model. IMHO the only requirement is being more rigorous about what normative changes we incorporate - with the versioned model we could roll back ED changes if there was an objection from an implementor. But that's not a blocker.

[inexorabletash]

Is https://www.w3.org/wiki/Evergreen_Standards the best link to describe the process, @marcoscaceres ?

[marcoscaceres]

sorry the delay in replying, but yes.