The versions used in the Elive releases can be confusing for you, or maybe not! But in the end they wants to follow a specific logic based in common sense which I'll explain here:
- Wants to be logic and common sense as much as possible
- Follows a linear increment based in the development & date
- Numbers includes always 3 identifiers, like 3.0.3
- The first number means the type of OS, like its codename, a major release, etc...
- The second numbers marks a stated progress of the development
- The third number is assigned to every new build, and can go from 1 to 99
Let's say we have Elive 3.0.0 codenamed Opal released, every update that will receive will be assigned in the 3.0.xx number
There will be not any development (read: new features, updated debian base,...) further a stable release, only updates, fixes, and minor or needed improvements
Second number meaning:
The second number is an important one to understand, which since now will follow this practice:
- x.0.x : stable / final release
- x.7.x : alpha development: don't expect to have it good working, needs your betatesting reports about hardware & drivers especially
- x.8.x : beta development: don't expect all the features working, but we need your betatesting reports about the ones that doesn't works
- x.9.x : release-candidate: versions that expects to be ready to use, betatesting is crucial here, we need to have everything working without problems
Difficulties by using other methods:
- If you have 3.0.0 as stable, and you have a new alpha or beta build, naming it "3.0.1" will be confusing, same for "3.1.0"
- If you have 3.0.0 stable released and you want to give it an update, which number you would give if not 3.0.1 ?
- They are not intuitive for those who don't understand the specific meaning
