> it is one of several popular version numbering schemes.

It is semver:  http://semver.org/


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Ryan Schmidt <google-2...@ryandesign.com>wrote:

>
> On Feb 9, 2014, at 15:02, Kevin Ingwersen <ingwie2...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Harald Hanche-Olsen <
> han...@math.ntnu.no> wrote:
> >> [Ingwie Phoenix <ingwie2...@googlemail.com> (2014-02-09 19:11:14 UTC)]
> >>
> >>> I just built a node binary off 0.11.12-pre from github. I wanted to
> know
> >>> when we can expect a stable 0.11 branch?
> >>>
> >> If I have understood node version numbering correctly, the answer is
> >> "never". Instead, a stable 0.12 branch will be created, and 0.13
> >> becomes the new unstable. And no, I have no idea when that will
> >> happen. It is not uncommon for maintainers of software to refuse to
> >> give even a hint, lest the hints are taken for promises and users get
> >> grumpy when the "deadline" is passed without a new release. (I don't
> >> know if this described the node team. I haven't followed node all that
> >> long.)
>
> > Ohh... I see! Well, thanks you two :)
> > Weird versioning, but still better than firefox XD....
>
> Far from "weird", it is one of several popular version numbering schemes.
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Odd-numbered_versions_for_development_releases
>
>
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