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Dropping v3 compatibility plans in README.md #2713

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## Database schema change (v4.x)

The v4.x series includes [osm2pgsql lua transforms](https://github.com/openstreetmap/osm2pgsql/blob/master/docs/lua.md)
and a hstore column with all other tags, allowing use of more OpenStreetMap data.

Initial releases do not make use of the new features, maintaining compatibility
with v3.x and v3.x releases will continue with backports, allowing the style to be
rendered from either a new database or an old one. In order to allow time for users
to reload their databases, this will be maintained until at least two MINOR
releases have occurred. After that compatibility will not be maintained.
and a hstore column with all other tags, allowing use of more OpenStreetMap data. Users need
to reload their databases, v3.x compatibility is not maintained.

There are over [300 open requests][issues], some that have been open for years.
These need reviewing and dividing into obvious fixes, or additional new features
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