[documentation] new page on backwards compatibility

[Laura Scott]

On May 27, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Charlie Lowe wrote:

> Laura Scott wrote:
>> Your corrections, improvements, lacerating critiques are invited  
>> and welcome. I'm just trying to get a start going here on helping  
>> new folks understand the essential philosophy that enables Drupal  
>> to be as great as it is.
>
> I like :)
>
> One thing I would mention in the text. If I'm not mistaken, the  
> policy is that only the current stable release and the one previous  
> legacy version are to be supported? If so, that's a good thing to  
> mention so that people get a real feel for how often they need to  
> upgrade. Knowing that up front can decrease a lot of frustration  
> later on.

Good point. I added that as another numeric item in the list.

I'm wondering if those numbered points should be moved up, and only  
selectively bolded.

Laura