kdf Wrote: > x.y.z > > x is for very major changes, possibly incompatible with previous > versions, new protocols for new hardware, etc > > eg. > SS 5.0 => Squeezebox > SS 6.0 => SB2 > > y for big upgrades, new features, large rewrites (6.5 brings a new > independent scanner process, 6.3 is some major internet radio updates > with web interfaces) > > z for bugfixes, intended to be stable backward compatible, upgradeable > > and very limited in any new featuresets > > Usually z and x go up in single digits. y may skip a number depending > > on how large the changes are. at any point, any of the three could be > > updated, skipping lesser increments when the level of change requires. One thing not touched on here is x.5 revisions usually denote a "more significant" or a "halfway to x.0" step up that is bigger leap than a .1 revision. While the .1 revs add functionality, the .5 revs tend to add a little drama. :-)
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