[R6RS] Backward compatibility

[Matthew Flatt]

At Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:24:51 -0500, Marc Feeley wrote:
> One issue that we should address now is backward compatibility.  In
> the process of designing R6RS, should we consider changes that would
> not be backward compatible?  That is, should we consider changes that
> would cause some R5RS programs to not work anymore in an R6RS
> compliant system?
> 
> My position is that R6RS need not be backward compatible.

I agree.

Matthew