> If it's a normal stable release there is no reason to use an unusual
> version number. Irregular versioning raises the "what are you thinking,
> and why?" question.
The version bump is intentional.
My thinking is that many flashrom users dont follow the mailing list or GitHub
(they also got used to append only release).
They will simply see their package manager offering an upgrade from 1.7.0 to
1.9.0 and wonder, "Why was 1.8.0 skipped ?" That curiosity increases the
chances they will read the release notes and speak up before the 2.0.0 removals.
I have used this approach successfully in projects I maintain. An unusual
version number draw attention, which is exactly what I want before removing
long-standing functionality.
I prefer to have people wonder than later say, "I only discovered the change
after my automation started failing because the programmer list had changed and
assertion failed"
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