yes, regression fixes are generally okay for maint

diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
index 2b992ad..f82403f 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod
+++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ rather than applied directly.
 
 =item *
 
+Patches that fix regressions in perl's behavior relative to previous
+releases are acceptable.
+
+=item *
+
 Updates to dual-life modules should consist of minimal patches to 
 fix crashing or security issues (as above).