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[Db-derby Wiki] Trivial Update of "ForwardCompatibility" by DavidVanCouvering

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       * Dropping support of JDK 1.3/JDBC2.1. Technically a regression but it seems unlikely that by the time the community does this that there will be any demand for JDK 1.3. (We've voted that it's ok to do this in 10.3, but someone has to scratch that itch)
  
  Users of Derby have several options under the hopefully rare occasion that a new release breaks their application:
-    - Fix their application
+    * Fix their application
-    - Use the old release (i.e., don't upgrade)
+    * Use the old release (i.e., don't upgrade)
-    - Pay someone who is supporting Derby to fix their problem.
+    * Pay someone who is supporting Derby to fix their problem.
-    - Get involved in the Derby community and suggest/provide a fix to their problem.
+    * Get involved in the Derby community and suggest/provide a fix to their problem.
-    - Patch the source in their local copy of the Derby source code by reverting the fix that causes the problem for them.
+    * Patch the source in their local copy of the Derby source code by reverting the fix that causes the problem for them.
  
  == What is an Interface? ==