[Accepted] SDL 0342 - Remove Policy Mode Option From SDL Core

[theresalech]

Hello SDL community,

The review of "SDL 0342 - Remove Policy Mode Option From SDL Core" begins now and runs through August 10, 2021. The proposal is available here:

https://github.com/smartdevicelink/sdl_evolution/blob/master/proposals/0342-remove-policy-mode-option-from-sdl-core.md

Reviews are an important part of the SDL evolution process. All reviews should be sent to the associated Github issue at:

#1172

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• Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to SDL?
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Thank you,
Theresa Lech

Program Manager - Livio
theresa@livio.io

[theresalech]

The Steering Committee voted to keep this proposal in review, to allow for additional time for members to review and leave any feedback on the review issue.

[GauravPandey321]

I would suggest keeping support for the PROPRIETARY mode to maintain compatibility with existing systems as suggested in the proposal as a possible alternative.

[jacobkeeler]

@GauravPandey321 Is there a specific reason that you need support for this older mode? For clarification, removing PROPRIETARY mode would not break older versions of SDL Core, it would only affect systems updating to a new major version of Core (which normally involves in-depth changes in any case). The changes required to move to EXTERNAL_PROPRIETARY should be fairly small overall, and a guide would be provided to assist with this transition as part of this proposal.

Ideally, all systems would be using EXTERNAL_PROPRIETARY, since (as mentioned in the proposal) the other modes only support a subset of the policy features in EXTERNAL_PROPRIETARY. I would only suggest keeping support for the PROPRIETARY flow if there was a significant concern with being able to transition existing systems to the EXTERNAL_PROPRIETARY flow when upgrading to a new major version of SDL Core.

[GauravPandey321]

@jacobkeeler Thank you for clarifying my doubts regarding this proposal.

[theresalech]

The Steering Committee fully agreed to accept this proposal.

[theresalech]

Implementation Issues Entered:

• Core
• SDL HMI
• Generic HMI