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# MSCXXXX: Room Version 7 | ||
# MSC2998: Room Version 7 | ||
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A new room version, `7`, is proposed using [room version 6](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/rooms/v6.html) as a base | ||
and incorporating the following MSCs: | ||
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* [MSC2176](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2176) - Update the redaction rules. | ||
* [MSC2403](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2403) - Add "knock" feature. | ||
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Though other MSCs are capable of being included in this version, they do not have sufficient implementation to be | ||
considered stable enough for v7 rooms. A future room version may still include them. | ||
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Room version 7 upon being added to the specification shall be considered stable. No other room versions are affected | ||
by this MSC. | ||
by this MSC. Before v7 can enter the specification, MSC2403 needs sufficient review to be eligible to enter the spec | ||
itself. This MSC is reserving the room version for use in broader testing of MSC2403 - this does not make MSC2403 | ||
stable for use in most implementations. | ||
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## A note on spec process | ||
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The spec core team has accepted "knocking" as a concept, and is generally aligned on the ideas proposed by MSC2403. As | ||
such, we're going ahead with reserving a room version number early for some broader testing given MSC2403 is near to the | ||
point of being stable itself. Typically the team would declare a room version number once all the included MSCs are | ||
eligible for becoming stable, however in this case it's ideal to push ahead and reserve the version number. | ||
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If MSC2403 were to be replaced or otherwise be rejected for some reason, we'd ultimately have a gap in room versions | ||
which might look weird but does not necessarily have an impact on the specification: room versions have no associative | ||
ordering, so skipping a perceived sequential version is valid. The sequential versioning is a human ideal, not one of | ||
the spec. |