Le 04/09/2026 à 20:35, Ryan Blue a écrit :
It sounds like you're suggesting that we don't version data files. I don't think that makes sense with versioning and I'm pretty sure most people that voted to use versions would agree with me.
The *only* implication of the vote was to move forward with the usage of community-agreed versions (rather than, say, mechanistic calendar-based presets) to signal levels of compatibility between readers and writers.
If you wanted the vote to mean something more, then you should have had the vote explicitly mention it. Anything else is dishonest.
Should I start a thread dedicated to asking the community whether most people thought that "using versions" would mean writing the version used for a file in the file metadata?
No, you should wait for this discussion to happen in the hope of reaching a consensus.
Personally, I don't think readers should up front refuse reading a file that has a version number higher than their official compatibility level. Other people (Micah, Will, at least) see to be of the same opinion.
Regards Antoine.
