Re: encode-time vs decode-time

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden>,  address@hidden,  address@hidden,  
> address@hidden
> Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:41:36 -0400
> 
> Actually, while I agree that it's possible it will break something
> somewhere, it's rather unlikely.

I think our record of making such predictions is rather poor.

And anyway, suppose someone comes up with complaints about this
change: what exactly do we say in response?  The reason for the change
is quite weak: it's basically an enhancement required by somewhat rare
niche use cases.  How can we justify breaking someone's code on such
weak grounds?