[HBASE-17802] Add note that minor versions can add methods to Interfaces - ASF JIRA

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Update our semver section to include a note on our allowing ourselves the right to add methods to an Interface over a minor version as agreed to up on the dev list: "If a Client implements an HBase Interface, a recompile MAY be required upgrading to a newer minor version (See release notes for warning about incompatible changes). All effort will be made to provide a default implementation so this case should not arise."

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Update our semver section to include a note on our allowing ourselves the right to add methods to an Interface over a minor version as agreed to up on the dev list: "If a Client implements an HBase Interface, a recompile MAY be required upgrading to a newer minor version (See release notes for warning about incompatible changes). All effort will be made to provide a default implementation so this case should not arise."

Clarify that adding methods to Interfaces in minor releases is allowed and that we'll always try to do it in a backward compatible way.

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