[HADOOP-10423] Clarify compatibility policy document for combination of new client and old server.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.4.0
• Component/s: documentation
• Target Version/s: 2.4.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Chris Nauroth
• Reporter: Chris Nauroth
• Created: 24/Mar/14 20:59
• Updated: 04/Sep/14 01:16
• Resolved: 24/Mar/14 23:28

Description

As discussed on the dev mailing lists and MAPREDUCE-4052, we need to update the text of the compatibility policy to discuss a new client combined with an old server.