@@ 5832,6 5832,7 @@ Voilà!
@c What follows stems from discussions at
@c <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=22629#134> as well as
@c earlier discussions on guix-devel@gnu.org.
+@c Updated in 2025 to refer to the Deprecation Policy.
@quotation Warning
Before you publish your channel, we would like to share a few words of
caution:
@@ 5846,10 5847,10 @@ process.
@item
Package modules and package definitions are Scheme code that uses
-various programming interfaces (APIs). We, Guix developers, never
-change APIs gratuitously, but we do @emph{not} commit to freezing APIs
-either. When you maintain package definitions outside Guix, we consider
-that @emph{the compatibility burden is on you}.
+various programming interfaces (APIs). Those may occasionally change,
+in accordance with our deprecation policy (@pxref{Deprecation Policy}),
+and it is your responsibility as a channel author to adjust your code
+accordingly.
@item
Corollary: if you're using an external channel and that channel breaks, please