AFAIR the reason for not using versions like 3.0.0-svn-1 was that non-developers don't know what's the meaning of svn, alpha, beta and so on.
True, which is why we should probably drop that info from the Download page, and make it difficult for a regular joe to accidentally download a non-beta. Of course, nightlies should still be built.
Of course one could say that 2.9 is still greater than 2.8, so without knowing that odd minor versions are development versions, it's still the same problem to these users.
I can't count the people who have sent me email wondering when 2.5 is going to be released...
/Janne
