Add note about unreleased code in the master branch

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Alexander Neumann 2015-11-13 12:41:47 +01:00
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@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Backward compatibility for backups is important so that our users are always
able to restore saved data. Therefore restic follows [Semantic
Versioning](http://semver.org) to clearly define which versions are compatible.
The repository and data structures contained therein are considered the "Public
API" in the sense of Semantic Versioning.
API" in the sense of Semantic Versioning. This goes for all released versions
of restic, this may not be the case for the master branch.
We guarantee backward compatibility of all repositories within one major version;
as long as we do not increment the major version, data can be read and restored.