diff --git a/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c b/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c index 74da67f855..fa07d0cab9 100644 --- a/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c +++ b/gst/gdp/dataprotocol.c @@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ * stream. This implies that there will always be a caps packet before any * buffer packets. * + * The versioning of the protocol is independent of GStreamer's version. + * The major number gets incremented, and the minor reset, for incompatible + * changes. The minor number gets incremented for compatible changes that + * allow clients who do not completely understand the newer protocol version + * to still decode what they do understand. + * * Version 0.2 serializes only a small subset of all events, with a custom * payload for each type. Also, all GDP streams start with the initial caps * packet.