>>>>> On Thu, 29 May 2014, Andreas K Huettel wrote:

> Let's decide that the maximum number of EAPIs allowed in the portage
> tree at any time must not exceed 7.

> 7, since then EAPI=6 can still go ahead as planned.

> Any new plans afterwards can only proceed if EAPI=1 is finally gone
> (achievable), and for more improvements the bar gets a bit higher
> afterwards.

That's tree policy, but doesn't prevent PMS and package managers from
supporting more than that number of EAPIs.

In fact, we could finalise the new EAPI, but devs would only be
allowed to commit such ebuilds to the tree when one of the old EAPIs
is gone. Nice way to increase peer pressure. :-)

Ulrich