Add info on API stability to the release.

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/tomcat/trunk@934067 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index d4a73c6..1acfdb1 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONTENTS:
 =========
 
 * Dependency Changes
+* API Stability
 * JNI Based Applications
 * Bundled APIs
 * Web application reloading and static fields in shared libraries
@@ -53,6 +54,25 @@ compiler from the JDK to compile JSPs, or any other Java compiler supported
 by Apache Ant.
 
 
+==============
+API Stability:
+==============
+The public interfaces for the following classes are fixed and will not be
+changed at all during the remaining lifetime of the 7.x series:
+- javax/**/*
+
+The public interfaces for the following classes may be added to in order to
+resolve bugs and/or add new features. No existing interface will be removed or
+changed although it may be deprecated.
+- none
+
+Note: As Tomcat 7 matures, the above list will be added to. The list is not
+      considered complete at this time.
+
+The remaining classes are considered part of the Tomcat internals and may change
+without notice between point releases.
+
+
 =======================
 JNI Based Applications:
 =======================