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Generally, a normal wildcard selector `_` brings all definitions other than givens or extensions into scope
Generally, a normal wildcard selector `*` brings all definitions other than givens or extensions into scope
whereas a `given` selector brings all givens (including those resulting from extensions) into scope.

There are two main benefits arising from these rules:
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The following modifications avoid this hurdle to migration.

1. A `given` import selector also brings old style implicits into scope. So, in Scala 3.0
an old-style implicit definition can be brought into scope either by a `_` or a `given` wildcard selector.
an old-style implicit definition can be brought into scope either by a `*` or a `given` wildcard selector.

2. In Scala 3.1, old-style implicits accessed through a `_` wildcard import will give a deprecation warning.
2. In Scala 3.1, old-style implicits accessed through a `*` wildcard import will give a deprecation warning.

3. In some version after 3.1, old-style implicits accessed through a `_` wildcard import will give a compiler error.
3. In some version after 3.1, old-style implicits accessed through a `*` wildcard import will give a compiler error.

These rules mean that library users can use `given` selectors to access old-style implicits in Scala 3.0,
and will be gently nudged and then forced to do so in later versions. Libraries can then switch to
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