ports to 2.96 and 3.1 versions

[David Edelsohn]

>>>>> mike stump writes:

>> Do we have any chances to be in 3.1 release?

Mike> That would be someone elses call.  Depends upon how cleanly your code
Mike> drops in.  The cleaner it is, the more likely it might be able to go
Mike> in, the less clean, the more invasive the changes, the less likely it
Mike> will make the 3.1 release, though, even if it doesn't, it should be
Mike> able to make it in for 3.1.1 (if you can clean it up for submission
Mike> quality).  Offhand, I'd say slim to none.  It should be dropped into
Mike> mainline first, before the release branch.

	If the paperwork is in place and the code is accepted into the
mainline, and the changes are localized to new files, the precedent has
been to accept new ports into release branches.  The decision is at the
discretion of the Release Manager.

David