maint policy: Sort acceptable/unacceptable lists into rough priority order

This commit makes no changes to any of the wording.

diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
index 32054c4..341d659 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod
+++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod
@@ -262,14 +262,9 @@ not also fall into any of the "unacceptable" categories set out below:
 
 =item *
 
-Portability fixes, such as changes to Configure and the files in
-hints/ are acceptable.
-
-=item *
-
-Acceptable documentation updates are those that correct factual errors,
-explain significant bugs or deficiencies in the current implementation,
-or fix broken markup.
+Patches that fix CVEs or security issues are acceptable, but should
+be run through the perl5-security-report@perl.org mailing list
+rather than applied directly.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -279,19 +274,13 @@ functionality or negatively impact performance are acceptable.
 
 =item *
 
-Patches that fix CVEs or security issues are acceptable, but should
-be run through the perl5-security-report@perl.org mailing list
-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).
+Portability fixes, such as changes to Configure and the files in
+hints/ are acceptable.
 
 =item *
 
@@ -300,6 +289,17 @@ installation issues are acceptable. When these changes are made
 to dual-life modules for which CPAN is canonical, any changes
 should be coordinated with the upstream author.
 
+=item *
+
+Acceptable documentation updates are those that correct factual errors,
+explain significant bugs or deficiencies in the current implementation,
+or fix broken markup.
+
+=item *
+
+Updates to dual-life modules should consist of minimal patches to
+fix crashing or security issues (as above).
+
 =back
 
 The following types of change are NOT acceptable:
@@ -308,28 +308,28 @@ The following types of change are NOT acceptable:
 
 =item *
 
-Ports of Perl to a new platform, architecture
-or OS release that involve changes to the implementation are NOT
-acceptable.
+Patches that break binary compatibility are not acceptable.  (Please
+talk to a pumpking.)
 
 =item *
 
-Patches that add new warnings or errors or deprecate features
-are not acceptable.
+Patches that add or remove features are not acceptable.
 
 =item *
 
-New versions of dual-life modules should NOT be imported into maint.
-Those belong in the next stable series.
+Patches that add new warnings or errors or deprecate features
+are not acceptable.
 
 =item *
 
-Patches that add or remove features are not acceptable.
+Ports of Perl to a new platform, architecture
+or OS release that involve changes to the implementation are NOT
+acceptable.
 
 =item *
 
-Patches that break binary compatibility are not acceptable.  (Please
-talk to a pumpking.)
+New versions of dual-life modules should NOT be imported into maint.
+Those belong in the next stable series.
 
 =back