If Gnucash releases had codenames like some Linux releases such as Debian, it might be easier to understand. The first Debian "buster" release was Debian 10.0.
David Carlson On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 11:22 AM David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, there is a major release 3.x but it is a bucket containing minor > releases, which you can install on your computer. As you know, the first > number is zero, so the first minor release in the release 3.x bucket is > release 3.0. > > David Carlson > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 10:57 AM Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 at 16:44, Peter West <p...@pbw.id.au> wrote: >> > >> > So is there a release called 3.x? >> >> The first digit is the major release number, so the current major >> release number is 3 and the next major release will be the first one >> starting with 4. The second digit is the minor release number, so 3.7 >> is major release 3, minor 7. >> >> This is known as Sematic Versioning, GC doesn't stick exactly to this >> concept but it is pretty close >> https://semver.org/ >> >> Colin >> >> > >> > Only a few days ago, someone said that he had upgrades from 3.x, and >> was asked just which release he had upgraded from, which is a perfectly >> reasonable question. >> > >> > All I can do is repeat my previous question, but I’m beginning to doubt >> I’ll get an answer. It’s like dealing with Pope Francis, who relishes >> ambiguity. >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > -- >> > Peter West >> > p...@pbw.id.au >> > “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual >> immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, >> sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.” >> > >> > > On 13 Feb 2020, at 1:21 am, David Carlson < >> david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > I believe Derek said 3.x is a major release and 3.0 is the first >> minor release in that series. >> > > >> > > David Carlson >> > > >> > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 9:08 AM Peter West <p...@pbw.id.au <mailto: >> p...@pbw.id.au>> wrote: >> > > So it is correct to say that 3.0 was the major release, and that 3.1, >> 3.2. etc were all subsequent minor releases? >> > > >> > > Saying 3.x is the major release is ambiguous, to say the least. In >> that case, 3.1, 3.2, etc would all be major releases, because they all >> qualify as 3.x. >> > > >> > > It took me a while to work out what you were saying, and maybe I >> still haven’t. >> > > >> > > Peter >> > > -- >> > > Peter West >> > > p...@pbw.id.au <mailto:p...@pbw.id.au> >> > > “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual >> immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, >> sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.” >> > > >> > > > On 13 Feb 2020, at 12:54 am, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com <mailto: >> de...@ihtfp.com>> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > Please remember to CC gnucash-user on all replies... >> > > > >> > > > Peter West <p...@pbw.id.au <mailto:p...@pbw.id.au>> writes: >> > > > >> > > >> I assume that you mean: >> > > >> 3.0 is the major release, and 3.1, 3.2. etc are all the minor >> releases. So the >> > > >> next major release will be 4.0. >> > > >> >> > > >> Is this the case? >> > > > >> > > > I said exactly what I mean. >> > > > >> > > > Technically, 3.0 was the first of the 3.x major-release cycle, and >> 3.1, >> > > > 3.2, etc were all subsequent minor releases of the 3.x major-release >> > > > cycle. The next major release will be 4.x, starting with 4.0 as its >> > > > first release in the 4.x release cycle. >> > > > >> > > >> On 12 Feb 2020, at 2:12 am, Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com >> <mailto:de...@ihtfp.com>> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >> First, note that we changed the numbering scheme between 2.x >> and 3.x. >> > > >> This means that 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.6 are all *major* >> releases, with >> > > >> minor releases denoted in the third number. Whereas 3.x is the >> major >> > > >> release and 3.0, 3.1, etc. are all the minor releases. >> > > > >> > > > -derek >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> > > > de...@ihtfp.com <mailto:de...@ihtfp.com> >> www.ihtfp.com <http://www.ihtfp.com/> >> > > > Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > gnucash-user mailing list >> > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >> > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user < >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user> >> > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists < >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists> for more information. >> > > ----- >> > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnucash-user mailing list >> > gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> > ----- >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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